From beef bone soup with reduced sodium to chocolate sand with reduced sugar...Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Develops 15 Less Salty, Less Sweet Sodium and Sugar Reduction Products
Oct 29, 2025
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The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety aims to reduce sodium and sugar intake from 3074mg in 2022 to less than 3,000mg by this year, and to reduce sodium and sugar intake through processed foods to within 10% (50g) of daily calories. Accordingly, in order to boost the production and distribution of sodium and sugar-reduced products and expand the options of consumers who prefer less salty and less sweet foods, we are promoting a reduction product development support project for processed and cooked foods.
In this year's case, meat extraction processed products (guk and soup) and chocolate processed products were selected as development support items. This is because sodium intake through soup and soup is high among middle-aged and elderly people, and sugar intake for girls and children exceeds the recommended standard.
The products developed this time include Hanwoo Gomtang, which reduces sodium use and tastes with onions and radishes, which reduces sodium by 53%, and Choco Sand, which reduces sugar content by 55% compared to the average value of distributed food by reducing sugar use.
In addition, the developed product can be marked with 'reduced sodium by 50%' and 'lower sugar' than the average value of the food and drug store so that consumers can easily recognize that it is a product that reduces sodium and sugar.
Meanwhile, the soup, soup, and chocolate processed products developed this time will be displayed at the 20th Seoul International Food Industry Exhibition, which will be held at COEX from the 29th to November 1st. In particular, about 50 types of reduced products developed by reducing sodium and sugar content in the industry will also be displayed at this year's reduced product promotion center.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
