• Jalna is using fruit instead of sweeteners in its latest range.
    Jalna is using fruit instead of sweeteners in its latest range.
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Pot set yoghurt maker, Jalna, has launched a new range that took two years to develop that uses fruit instead of sweeteners.

The result is four varieties of a pot set yoghurt that have a real fruit layer of blueberry, raspberry, mango and passionfruit from orchards in the Goulburn Valley and Far North Queensland which, adds a natural sweetness with out added cane sugar or artificial sweeteners.

"It took two years of research and development to create these little pots of purity, however, we've kept our promise and haven't added anything artificial," Jalna's quality assurance manager, John Schofield said.

"We continue to make yoghourt the original way; naturally set in the pot with no artificial additives or preservatives, and we think the result really speaks for itself."

Jalna Pure Yoghourt with Fruit is available in Independent retailers and Coles and Woolworths and sells for a recommended retail price of $2.79 for 200g.

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