Tastier and healthier choices
Offering nutritious foods and beverages, supporting the journey to good health and well-being
With our diverse product portfolio, we consistently work towards developing high-quality and affordable nutritious foods and beverages that fulfil the taste preferences of Malaysians by leveraging on our broad knowledge base, nutrition expertise, and science & technology solutions.
Our efforts include:
In line with our commitment to support good health and well-being, we consistently work to improve the nutritional content of our products, from our existing offerings to new product innovations.
To ensure that our products meet our high nutritional standards, we utilise the Nestlé Nutritional Profiling System (NNPS), which outlines specific requirements pertaining to essential nutrients including calcium, protein, fibre and wholegrains, alongside other nutritional factors such as sugars, saturated fat sodium and energy content.
Our latest innovations include:
- MILO Intense Dark Chocolate
- MILO Boost Up
- Nestlé CERELAC Wheat, Banana & Prune
- Nestlé CERELAC Nutribites Rusk
Improving nutrition through fibre-rich grains, vegetables, nuts or seeds
Vegetables, grains, pulses, nuts and seeds are important dietary sources of vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. However, Malaysians from all walks of life continue to suffer from a lack of fibre and wholegrains.
To help close this gap, we aim to help increase the consumption of wholegrains and dietary fibre amongst consumers by prioritising wholegrains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds as key ingredients in some of our products.
Amongst these include:
Address under-nutrition through micronutrient fortification
A 2024 report by the United Nations, International Fund for Agricultural Development, World Food Programme, and WHO states that malnutrition is increasing in countries around the world.
In Malaysia, the impact is significant as findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023 indicate a double burden of malnutrition among adolescents, with 14.7% suffering from stunted growth while 27.1% are overweight or obese. Alongside this, 54.4% of Malaysian adults are overweight or obese. Previous NHMS findings in 2022 and 2019 also shed light on significant levels of iron deficiency, with 29.9% of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) and 46.5% of children (6-59 months) affected by anaemia.
Understanding the important role of micronutrients in addressing under-nutrition among both Malaysian children and adults, we fortify our products with essential micronutrients.
In 2024, we provided our consumers with 2.7 billion servings of micronutrient fortified products. 100% of our MILO and milk products as well as breakfast cereals are fortified with important micronutrients.
Some examples include:
As consumers become increasingly health-conscious, we are committed to supporting the journey towards good health and well-being through our products. Utilising our scientific-based solutions, we have proactively reformulated our recipes to progressively reduce added sugar and sodium levels across our portfolio. Since 2017, a total of 81 products and 58 products have undergone added sugar and sodium reduction respectively.
Malaysia’s Healthier Choice Logo
Malaysia's Healthier Choice Logo (HCL) is a voluntary initiative by the Ministry of Health to assist consumers make informed food choices simply by referring to the label on the front-of-pack. The HCL guidelines outline category-specific nutrient requirements on sugar, sodium, fat, fibre and calcium content, among others.
As of December 2024, a total of 49 Nestlé Malaysia products are HCL-certified. Comprising 25%* of our total product portfolio, we continue to have the largest HCL-certified product portfolio within relevant categories in Malaysia, reflecting our unwavering commitment to delivering tastier and healthier choices.
*Total number of HCL-certified products encompasses both active and discontinued products.
