Of 33 single-serve Heinz Wat-tie’s baby foods stocked at an Auckland supermarket, 22 had more than two teaspoons of sugar in them. Of those, 11 contained two to three teaspoons of sugar, 10 contained between three and four teaspoons and one contained four teaspoons. A single-serve 120g pouch of Heinz Wattie’s apple, peach and mango fruit puree contained 16g of sugar — four teaspoons. Dr Sundborn said another major concern was that the whole Heinz Wattie’s range was endorsed by Plunket on the packaging, regardless of the sugar content. She said the baby foods that carried the Plunket brand met nutritional guidelines ‘‘and we stand by those guidelines’’.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 15, 2017 20:48 UTC