Artificial fructose in many Migro products - Fructose intolerance | General | Forum

MichiKue · 2018-08-03T12:39:50.000Z

I am amazed that artificial fructose or glucose-fructose syrup is added to an extremely large number of Migros products. For example, artificial fructose is contained in the bear paws, in all the ice creams I looked at and in some other products. Migros now has many products for people with lactose intolerance and also gluten-free products for people with gluten intolerance. Unfortunately, however, fructose intolerance is not an issue at Migros. Due to a suspected fructose intolerance, I took a closer look at this topic. The fructose in the various Migros products actually sounds very healthy. Fructose is also found in fruit. But the fact that this fructose is produced artificially and, as I have read, it is possible that the fructose is produced from starch, e.g. corn starch, with the help of genetically modified enzymes, and that this is not even subject to declaration, astonished me greatly. If you find out more, there are many health arguments against artificially produced fructose and glucose. Would it be possible for Migros to go one step further and remove this fructose from its products and use normal sugar instead? Hopeful MK

Kathrin_Migros

Hello MK

Thank you for your message, which I have forwarded to our nutrition experts and asked for their opinion.

I will be happy to get back to you when I have more information.

Until then, best wishes for the summer

Kathrin

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Kathrin_Migros

Hello MichiKue

Thank you again for your input, which the colleagues responsible for this area will be happy to pass on to our manufacturer as a suggestion for their information.

You have also sent me the following background information: Glucose-fructose syrup is a type of sugar that is obtained from starch and has long been used in the industrial production of foodstuffs in both the EU and Switzerland due to its sweetening power and processing-specific properties. Like table sugar (granulated sugar), it consists of a mixture of glucose (dextrose) and fructose (fruit sugar), but the proportion of glucose is slightly higher than in table sugar. From a health point of view, both types of sugar are comparable. This means that whether sweetened with table sugar or glucose-fructose syrup, sweets such as ice cream, biscuits etc. should be enjoyed in moderation.

More specifically about ice cream: if our ice cream were made with sugar (sucrose) instead of glucose-fructose syrup, the ice cream would have a very icy texture. The glucose-fructose syrup is essential for the smooth structure and ensures good portionability.

The issue of fructose intolerance is a matter of concern for Migros. Information on the topic can be found at the following link:

https://www.migros-impuls.ch/de/ernaehrung/allergien-intoleranzen/intoleranzen-unvertraeglichkeiten/fruktoseintoleranz?utm_campaign=lead&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=search.migros.ch

However, unlike gluten-free or lactose-free products, it is unfortunately not possible to label products as "fructose-free" or "low-fructose" due to the lack of a legal basis.

Have a nice day and sunny greetings

Kathrin

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MichiKue

Kathrin_Migros

Hello MichiKue

Thank you again for your input, which the colleagues responsible for this area will be happy to pass on to our manufacturer as a suggestion for their information.

You have also sent me the following background information: Glucose-fructose syrup is a type of sugar that is obtained from starch and has long been used in the industrial production of foodstuffs in both the EU and Switzerland due to its sweetening power and processing-specific properties. Like table sugar (granulated sugar), it consists of a mixture of glucose (dextrose) and fructose (fruit sugar), but the proportion of glucose is slightly higher than in table sugar. From a health point of view, both types of sugar are comparable. This means that whether sweetened with table sugar or glucose-fructose syrup, sweets such as ice cream, biscuits etc. should be enjoyed in moderation.

More specifically about ice cream: if our ice cream were made with sugar (sucrose) instead of glucose-fructose syrup, the ice cream would have a very icy texture. The glucose-fructose syrup is essential for the smooth structure and ensures good portionability.

The issue of fructose intolerance is a matter of concern for Migros. Information on the topic can be found at the following link:

https://www.migros-impuls.ch/de/ernaehrung/allergien-intoleranzen/intoleranzen-unvertraeglichkeiten/fruktoseintoleranz?utm_campaign=lead&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=search.migros.ch

However, unlike gluten-free or lactose-free products, it is unfortunately not possible to label products as "fructose-free" or "low-fructose" due to the lack of a legal basis.

Have a nice day and sunny greetings

Kathrin

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Thank you for your feedback, but I regret that Migros does not see any need for action to change the generous use of fructose syrup in many Migros products. It is also known that we will have new clinical pictures in the next few years, such as fatty liver due to the massive increase in fructose consumption. Fortunately, my body reacts to these artificially added fructose syrups. That's how I realized that I was consuming too much fructose. And not with fruit, but with "healthy" morning muesli, natural yoghurt etc. from Migros. As far as ice creams are concerned, I will only go shopping at your big competitor Coop, because they manage to make a fine chocolate ice cream using only sugar, cane sugar and dextrose. I really don't want to eat a nice creamy ice cream from Migros and then sit on the toilet shortly afterwards with a stomach ache and diarrhea. I've been shopping at Migros since I was a child. I am very disappointed when Migros continues to make more and more products with this filthy sugar: artificially produced fructose. It makes people ill in the long run! Some may tolerate it more than others, but it's not healthy. I prefer to consume only a little sugar, but real sugar. I sincerely hope that you will please take this issue seriously. By the way, you sell fructose. The description indicates that fructose is widespread in fruit and in nature. But now I'm wondering what this fructose is really made of? Kind regards MichiKue

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MichiKue

Thank you for your feedback, but I regret that Migros does not see any need for action to change the generous use of fructose syrup in many Migros products. It is also known that we will have new clinical pictures in the next few years, such as fatty liver due to the massive increase in fructose consumption. Fortunately, my body reacts to these artificially added fructose syrups. That's how I realized that I was consuming too much fructose. And not with fruit, but with "healthy" morning muesli, natural yoghurt etc. from Migros. As far as ice creams are concerned, I will only go shopping at your big competitor Coop, because they manage to make a fine chocolate ice cream using only sugar, cane sugar and dextrose. I really don't want to eat a nice creamy ice cream from Migros and then sit on the toilet shortly afterwards with a stomach ache and diarrhea. I've been shopping at Migros since I was a child. I am very disappointed when Migros continues to make more and more products with this filthy sugar: artificially produced fructose. It makes people ill in the long run! Some may tolerate it more than others, but it's not healthy. I prefer to consume only a little sugar, but real sugar. I sincerely hope that you will please take this issue seriously. By the way, you sell fructose. The description indicates that fructose is widespread in fruit and in nature. But now I'm wondering what this fructose is really made of? Kind regards MichiKue

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Hello MichiKue, thank you for your contribution. We have passed on your input to the specialist department again. Breakfast muesli is usually sweetened with - more or less - sugar. The natural yoghurts contain no added sugar at all; the "sugar" listed in the nutritional table is only lactose. The fructose available at Migros is obtained from sugar beet. We regret that you cannot tolerate our ice creams. I have forwarded your comments to the product managers again. Kind regards, Heidi

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Artificial fructose in many Migro products - Fructose intolerance

Künstliche Fructose in vielen Migrosprodukten - Fructoseintoleranz

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