What is Nutri-Grade?

4 types Nutri-Grade labels for various beverages. Image: Health Promotion Board
Various kinds of Nutri-Grade beverages.

As part of Singapore’s war on diabetes, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has instituted mandatory nutrition labels and advertising prohibitions for Nutri-Grade beverages. This will come into effect from 30th December 2022.

What are Nutri-Grade Beverages?

Nutri-Grade Beverages include:

  1. Prepacked beverages that are ready-to-consume and are packed or made up in advance ready for sale in packages such as bottles, cans, cartons, packets or other similar containers,
  2. Prepacked beverages that are powders or concentrates that are meant to be reconstituted or diluted with fluids before consumption as a beverage (e.g. 3-in-1 instant coffee beverage, cordials, etc), and
  3. Beverages dispensed from automated beverage dispensers, which are machines that dispense non-prepacked beverages according to a pre-fixed formula, with no option for a prospective purchaser of the beverage to customize the amount of any ingredient in the beverage. This includes fountain drinks and beverages dispensed from automated coffee machines.

Alcoholic beverages, special purpose foods, beverages prepared by hand at the place/premise where they are sold, or those that can be customised by the purchaser are excluded from the definition of “Nutri-Grade beverages”.

Grading System for Nutri-Grade Beverages

Nutri-Grade Grading System.

Please note:

  1. All Healthier Choice Symbol (HCS) drinks are either A or B.
  2. The sugar content of the beverage is determined by its total sugar content, minus the amount of lactose and/or galactose that is declared on the Nutrition Information Panel (NIP).

List of Nutri-Grade Beverages and their Nutri-Grades

Drink Nutri-Grade
100 Plus Zero Sugar Can Drink - Original (24x 325ml) B
100 Plus Isotonic Can Drink (325ml) B
Aik Cheong Instant Milk Tea - Teh Tarik D
Bundaberg Bottle Drink - Ginger Beer (4x 375ml) D
Chek Hup 2 in 1 Instant Ipoh White Coffee (12x 30g) D
Cowhead UHT Milk - Lactose Free B
Coca Cola Coke Classic Can D
Dutch Lady Pricness UHT Kid Milk - Full Cream (4x 125ml) C
FairPrice UHT Milk - Full Cream (1L) C
FairPrice UHT Milk - Full Cream (12x 1L) C
FairPrice UHT Kids Full Cream Packet Milk - Fresh Milk (6x 200ml) C
FairPrice UHT Kids Flavoured Packet Milk - Chocolate (6x 200ml) C
Farmhouse UHT Milk - Fresh (1L) C
F&N Flavoured Bottle Drink - Outrageous Orange (1.5L) B
F&N Ice Mountain Pure Drinking Bottle Water (12x 1.5L) A
F&N Ice Mountain Pure Drinking Bottle Water (24x 600ml) A
F&N Ice Mountain Sparkling Can Water - Lemon (6x 325ml) A
F&N Ice Mountain Sparkling Can Water - Grapefruit, Sugarless (6x 325ml) A
F&N Can Drink - Club Soda Water B
F&N Cordial - Rose (2L) B
Gold Kii Traditional Kopi O (20x 20g) C
Horlicks 3 in 1 Instant Malted Drink - Original (10x 28g) C
Ice Cool Coconut Water (1L) B
Indocafe 3 in 1 Instant Coffee (30x 20g) C
Kickapoo Joy Bottle Drink (1.5L) B
Lipton 3 in 1 Instant Milk Tea Latte - Teh Tarik (12x 21g) C
Lor Essenso 3 in 1 Instant Microground Coffee (20x 25g) C
Lor Espresso Aluminium Capsules - Colombia Andes (10 per pack) A
Lor Espresso Aluminium Capsules - Lungo Estremo (10 per pack) A
Marigold 100% Packet Juice - Orange (6x 200ml) C
Marigold 100% Packet Juice - Apple (1L) D
Marigold Packet Fruit Drink - Apple (24x 250ml) D
Marigold Peel Fresh Juice Power Veggie & Fruit (No Sugar) (1L) C
Marigold UHT Packet Milk - Full Cream (6x 200ml) C
Meadow Fresh New Zealand UHT Pure Milk - Full Cream (1L) C
Milo Chocolate Malt Drink Powder with Milk - Regular (900g) B
Milo Chocolate Malt Milk UHT Packet Drink (200ml) B
Moccona Instant Coffee - Classic 5 (Medium Roast) (200mg) B
Nescafe 2 in 1 Instant Coffee - Original (Zero Sugar Added) (32x 9g) B
Nescafe 3 in 1 Instant Coffee - Original (32x 19g) B
Nescafe 3 in 1 Instant Coffee - Original (Brown Sugar) (30x 17g) B
Nescafe 3 in 1 Instant Coffee - Rich (30x 19g) B
Nescafe Gold Original (200g) A
Nescafe Instant Ipoh White Coffee - Gao Siew Dai C
Nescafe Instant Singapore Kopi - Kopi-O (Gao Siew Dai) (15x 14g) B
Nescafe Kopi-C Premix Coffee - Gao Siew Dai (Less Sweet) C
OSK Japanese Green Tea Bags (50x 2g) A
OSK Japanese Green Tea Bags - Mixed with Roasted Rice (50x 2g) A
OSK New Family Japanese Green Tea (75g) A
Old Town 3 in 1 Instant White Coffee - Hazelnut (13x 38g) C
Pokka Bottle Drink - Ice Lemon Tea (1.5L) C
Pocari Sweat Ion Supply Bottle Drinks (4x 500ml) C
Pokka Packet Drink - Jasmine Green Tea (24x 250ml) B
Pokka Bottle Drink - Peach Tea (1.5L) C
Pokka Packet Drink - Oolong Tea (No Sugar Added) A
Ribena Blackcurrant Fruit Packet Drink - Less Sweet (24x 200ml) C
Ribena Blackcurrant Fruit Can Drink - Lightly Sparkling (6x 325ml) B
Super 3 in 1 Instant Milk Tea - Original C
Super Original 3-in-1 Coffee (700g) C
Starbucks Instant Coffee - Toffee Nut Latte C
Starbucks Nespresso Coffee Capsules - Columbia (57g) A
Starbucks Nespresso Coffee Capsules - Espresso Roast (57g) A
Starbucks Nespresso Coffee Capsules - Pike Place Lungo (53g) A
Starbucks Nespresso Coffee Capsules - Sumatra (55g) A
UFC Velvet Almond Milk - Unsweetened (1L) A
UFC Refresh 100% Natural Coconut Water B
Vitasoy Soya Bean Packet Drink - Melon (6x 250ml) C
Yeo's Packet Drink - Chrysanthemum Tea (Light in Calories) B
Yeo's Packet Drinks - Chrysanthemum Tea (No Sugar) (6x 250ml) B
Yeo's Packet Drinks - Lemon Barley (6x 250ml) B
Yeo's Packet Drinks - Longan Red Date (6x 250ml) B
Yeo's Packet Drinks - Soya Bean (6x 250ml) B
Yeo's Packet Drinks - Snow Pear Tea (6x 250ml) B
Yeo's Packet Drinks - 100% Natural Coconut Water (4x 330ml) B
Ye Ye 3 in 1 Instant Coffee Mix - Regular (45x 20g) C
YOU-C1000 Vitamin Bottle Drink - Lemon (6x 140ml) D

Information adapted from FairPrice.

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