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Zero sugar - the 100%




                  natural sweetener






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                  India is home to 65 million con rmed diabetes patients with another   Tata Zero Sugar Propositionata Zero Sugar Proposition
                  30 million in the pre-diabetes group. Obesity as a lifestyle disease is
                  slowly gripping our population. Indian men and women occupied              Indian diet lacks certain       Integrated Report
                                                                                             micronutrients
                  the 5th and 3rd rank respectively for obesity in the world in 2014.
                  The statistics demand a lifestyle overhaul from the Indian population
                  to stay healthy.
                                                                             Health needs and
                  With increasing awareness of such health risks and ailments, people   lifestyles are changing
                  are becoming conscious and making attempts to reduce their sugar
                  intake. They are seeking out healthy alternatives to sugar including
                  sweetener Rising incomes also mean that people are willing to pay a
                  premium for better and healthy products.                                   Lack of exercise and
                                                                                             irregular food habits
                  These factors have created signi cant opportunities for the
                  growth of India’s nutraceuticals sector – a mix of nutrition and
                  pharmaceuticals. This sector is focused on science-based nutrition.
                  Tata Nx, Tata Chemicals’ foray into nutraceuticals in retail space,    Led to de ciencies                 Statutory Reports
                  is seizing this opportunity. Tata Nx aims to deliver on our 100%   and ailments
                  Bioeasy promise- next level of nutritional solutions for a healthy
                  life. We want consumers to view health as nutrition-based and not
                  medicine-based, and innovation in food science is helping us deliver
                  this promise.                                                              Tata's trusted mission to provide
                                                                                             world-class nutritional ingredients
                                        Tata Nx Zero Sugar is one such                       such as Zero Sugar
                                        o ering. A one of a kind, non-arti cial
                                        sugar substitute made from natural
                                        extract of stevia. It has low GI, which   Natural foods are
                                        makes it an ideal sweetener for people   good for health
                                        who have been advised to reduce
                                        their sugar intake or avoid sugar. The
                  herb stevia has been globally used as a natural sweetener for several                                      Financial Statements
                  decades. It is 100% natural, with no calories, and is 300 times sweeter
                  than sugar.                                                            Natural and science-based and R&D -
                                                                                         a specially created range of nutritionals
                                                                                         for new-age Indians
                  Tata Nx Zero Sugar was awarded the Ayush Kamal Ratna for India’s
                  Best Natural Sweetener in Swadeshi National Award ceremony in
                  April 2017.

                                                                                         100% Bioeasy
                  Awaiting relaunch in July 2018, Zero Sugar will be available in
                  modern trade stores in select cities and Amazon.

                  Through products such as Tata Nx Zero Sugar, we will continue to
                  provide products that people shall trust - an important building block      Achieve health and wellness
                  of the Tata Empire.

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