Nutri-Score in the test: unbelievable! This is how fruit gnomes get a good rating

The Nutri-Score will officially be launched in November.

It's supposed to make healthy eating easier.

Stiftung Warentest has checked the score and shows how the evaluation works. 

• The official start of the Nutri-Score in

  Germany

  is on November 6th

  .

• Labeling should make

  healthy eating

  easier.

  Stiftung Warentest

  has checked the calculation.

• Öko-Test

  criticized the introduction of

  Nutri score

  sharp

  .

Kassel - Colorful, alphabetically arranged and officially launched since November 2020: The

is supposed to make

easier.

However, there is also criticism of the system.

Also from the house of

comes criticism of the system.

The

is already used in several European countries.

It was first

introduced

in

in 2016

.

The Nutri-Score: According to the Federal Ministry, nutrition should become easier

The

officially be launched in

on

November 6th,

.

The so-called

-

to a quick orientation for healthier

to give.

In a representative

, consumers opted for the Nutri-Score, according to the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).

criticizes the system.

Now it finally comes into effect, the traffic light labeling on ready-made foods in the form of the #NutriScore.

We Greens have fought for the traffic light for decades, against the resistance of the food lobby and the CDU / CSU and partly the SPD - my PM: https://t.co/i3yjzUMvun pic.twitter.com/o7HJ4FXLll

- Renate Künast (@RenateKuenast) November 5, 2020

Overall, 57 percent of those surveyed found the

better than the other three extended nutritional

.

The decisive factor was that the label was intuitive and easy to understand.

This is how the Nutri-Score should work - criticism from Stiftung Warentest and Öko-Test

The

on the front of

.

The score should indicate the nutritional quality of the food on a color scale from A to E.

According

to the BMEL, the

should therefore be comparable within the product group.

A calculation by

shows that fruit dwarfs get a B in the overall rating.

+

Nutri-Score: Start of food traffic light

© Wolfgang Kumm / dpa

The

states that the positive response to the

also

convincing

more and more

food

.

Another goal, according to the BMEL, is to

motivate

companies in the

to change the recipes of their products so that the

becomes

healthier.

So far, 1000 manufacturers have adopted the Nutri-Score for their products.

Nutri-Score: This is included in the evaluation

The

evaluates various

.

For example, fiber, proteins, fruit, nuts and vegetables ensure a more positive assessment.

with a high sugar, fat and salt content

receive more negative reviews

.

Criticism

of the Federal Ministry's approach comes from Öko-Test, among others.

The consumer advocates express concern that the use of

for the

is voluntary.

Also

expresses criticism.

Many manufacturers use the score even before the official launch.

"Hardly surprising: you often looked in vain for the traffic light on less healthy foods," said the consumer advocates of

.

Test: Stiftung Warentest shows how the Nutri-Score evaluation works

The

awards plus and minus points for the various ingredients and thus calculates a total number of points.

According to

, “Danone Fruchtzwerge” get

a green B in the calculation, ie a total number of points that indicates that the product is suitable for regular consumption.

In this example, the number of points is calculated as follows: For the negative components, "Fruchtzwerge" get + 4 points (energy, total sugar, saturated fatty acids), for the positive components (protein) - 3 points are deducted.

This results in a total score of 1 (total

: 4 - 3 = 1) and the

B.

+

A finished product is marked with level B.

Öko-Test and Stiftung Warentest criticize the score.

© Patrick Pleul / dpa

Stiftung Warentest: These are the Nutri-Score categories

Stiftung Warentest checks the calculation and criticizes the Nutri-Score

The product "Danone Dany Schoko + Sahne", however, receives a C. According to

, the calculation works as follows: Negative components: + 7 points (energy, total sugar, saturated fatty acids) are offset against the positive components: - 1 point (protein) .

The total

(7 - 1 = 6) gives the

 C.

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Stiftung Warentest

criticizes that positive ingredients such as omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins are not included in the

.

"In addition, consumers in the store cannot understand how the calculation came about," says Stiftung Warentest.

Olive oil, for example, has a very bad nutri score due to its high fat content.

“A label like the Nutri-Score is particularly suitable for foods with a complex composition and heavily processed”, says the consumer advice center.

Nutri-Score: Consumer advice center calls for uniformity across Europe

The Federation of German Consumer Organizations (vzbv) criticizes Food Minister Julia Klöckner (

).

This had a "clear expectation" directed at

to use

the

.

The problem with only voluntary use would be that experience has shown that not all companies will use it, according to Klaus Müller, the board of the vzbz.

(luc)

List of rubric lists: © Patrick Pleul / dpa