Water Chocolates- Friend To The Fat

Wellness

oi-Staff

Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 11:06

Now, chocolate can also be friend of the fat. Scientists have come up with a “healthy" chocolate in which fat has been replaced with water.

The low-fat chocolate, which contains almost two thirds water, thankfully tastes identical to regular bars.

Not your sweet tooth there is also something for your snack time. Boffins are also developing a low-fat mayonnaise and porridge which prevents people from feeling hungry by staying in their stomach longer.

University of Birmingham scientists claimed that they a normal chocolate bar"s fat particles can be replaced by them with calorie-free substances such as water, air or gels.

“Water-chocolate" has water particles with cocoa butter crystals.

“It is possible that small, stable, air bubbles designed to resemble oil droplets in terms of their size and physical properties could be used to produce a new generation of low fat foods," said Dr Philip Cox, who led the research.