Sugar

Full of sugar or a superfood: The truth behind autumn’s favorite fruit

Despite its sweetness, persimmons contain no more sugar than other fruits. But if you have digestive problems, there’s something you should know.

|ByDR. MAYA ROSMAN
Persimmons.
Cans of drink Coca Cola classic and Coca Cola zero.

Coke Zero or regular Coke: Which is better for your health?

Coke Zero cuts sugar and calories, but research on sweeteners, weight control, and dental health adds important caveats.

|ByDORON KUPERSTEIN
Golda ice cream. It argued that the reasonable consumer understands that milk-based ice cream naturally contains lactose

Class-action lawsuit approved against Golda chain for misleading sugar-free ice cream marketing

Alongside high amounts of lactose, products were found to contain polyol sugar substitutes without proper disclosure; chain claimed: "We removed the products out of caution."

|ByWALLA! MONEY
Ice cream cone (illustrative)

Golda ice cream chain faces NIS 350 million lawsuit over falsely labeled sugar-free options

The court concluded that sufficient grounds existed to allege financial damage, with the amount to be determined at a later date following further proceedings.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Fears surge in demand for hand sanitiser could fuel child labor

Sugarcane is used to make ethanol for alcohol-based gels and seven of the world's largest sugarcane producers have a high to extreme risk of child and forced labor.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020ByREUTERS
A bottle of Purell hand sanitizer sits next to campaign canvass packets at a field office for Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in Graniteville, South Carolina, U.S., February 28, 2020

Israel's food labeling reform: What do consumers say?

Reform requires red warning labels on all food and beverage products with high levels of sodium, sugar or saturated fat.

JANUARY 8, 2020ByEYTAN HALON
Red 'traffic light' nutrition labels are seen on cream cheese products on Israeli supermarket shelves.