AS global beverage companies search for ways to reduce the calories in soft drinks and juice, the answer may be as close as the nearest sugar mill.

A product developed by a team of ­scientists at Queensland’s health and food sciences precinct promises to reduce the calorie content of carbonated soft drinks, energy drinks, juice and dairy foods by as much as 50 per cent while increasing sugar mill output by up to 2 per cent.

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