Astra Cooking Pack – The Nutritious and Safer Choice for your Growing Child

Sri Lanka’s most trusted household brand for over 60 years, Astra has been a pioneer in helping parents nurture healthy and happy kids into strong and active adults with its 100% plant-based fat spread enriched with all the nutritional value and goodness of essential Vitamin A & D.

Manufactured using an internationally adopted state-of-the-art process that prioritizes quality and safe consumption, the Astra Cooking Pack comes at a time of concern about unsafe cooking oils dominating the local market which was found to be particularly harmful for growing children. Unbranded and adulterated oils are reported to have multiple harmful and long-term effects that can hinder and affect the natural development of young children.

The new Astra Cooking Pack is made of a superior fat blend that is trans fat free and has more unsaturated good fats and is a nourishing source of energy for active growing children, making it a safer, nutritious, tastier, and more affordable choice for parents in Sri Lanka. According to health authorities including the World Health Organisation (WHO), children need plenty of energy and nutrients for their growth and development. Dietary fats such as Astra are recommended for an optimised diet full of goodness as these fats provide energy and vital vitamins such as Vitamin A and D which are essential to maintain normal functioning of the immune system.

The Astra Cooking Pack contains both Vitamins A & D and supports the growth and development of children into healthy adults as meals with just 20g of Astra provides 33% of a child’s daily energy requirement as it is enriched with vitamin A, essential for good eyesight and healthy skin, and Vitamin D aiding calcium absorption for healthy bones, muscle function and strong teeth in kids.

Moreover, mealtime is made more fun and appetizing to children with the Astra Cooking Pack as the iconic Astra taste ensures that every dish is fragrant and full of flavour. The semi-solid nature of the product ensures that cooking is far less oily and greasy but its ambient conditions makes storage hassle-free as it can be stored at room temperature for days in a simple airtight container.

The Astra Cooking Pack is also an economical household choice as it is affordable and long lasting. The packs come in two compact sizes; the 18g pack is ideal for whipping up a single meal while the 40g pack can be used multiple times over 2-3 days.

Astra Cooking Pack is a product by Upfield, the global leader in plant-based nutrition and the largest and No.1 producer of plant-based products in over 95 countries. Astra is manufactured strictly according to both local and international food and safety standards, adhering to the best and most ethical global practices all the while ensuring that only the highest quality of products are sold in the local market.