Kitkat from 1995 found - and contains less sugar than current version
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Nutritionist Laura Tasker, 22, said: "There has been a big decrease in the size of the bar while the amount of carbohydrates has increased. "The big decrease in the size of the bar
contrasts with only a small reduction of fat and an increase in carbohydrates. "Those carbohydrates are mainly sugar whereas the size has decreased by almost 10g. "This shows that
the 1995 bar was actually healthier than today's equivalent." Nestlé has been contacted for a comment. KITKAT COMPARISON: Old bar weight: 48g New bar weight: 41.5g Old bar per
calories: 502 New bar calories: 502 Old bar fat: 26.0 New bar fat: 24.5 Old bar carbohydrates: 59.4g New bar carbohydrates: 62.7g Old bar ingredients: Milk chocolate, Wheat Flour, Sugar,
vegetable fat, cocoa mass, yeast, raising agent (Sodium bicarbonate, emulsifier (lecithin), Flavouring. New bar ingredients: Milk chocolate (66 per cent) (sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass,
dried whole milk, cocoa mass, lactose and proteins from whey, whey powder, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), butterfat, flavouring), wheat flour, sugar, vegetable fat, cocoa mass, yeast,
raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), salt, emulsifier (soya lecithin), flavourings.