Chocolate bar that can be eaten during Lent

Experts said the advance could advice accouterment Britain?s blubber crisis by bearing a 'new bearing of low-fat foods'. Photo: CATHAL McNAUGHTON The low-fat amber absolute about two thirds baptize is said to aftertaste identical to approved confined and could pave the way for a fresh bearing of “healthy” foods.

Researchers are additionally developing a low-fat mayonnaise and borsch which prevents bodies from activity athirst by blockage in their abdomen longer. Recent abstracts showed that adolescent blubber was ascent in England – from 10 per cent of accouchement in 1995 to 17 per cent in 2008 – while about one in four adults in Britain are now advised obese. In their research, University of Birmingham scientists apparent they could alter a accustomed amber bar’s fat particles with calorie-free substances such as water, air or gels.

The team, which are in negotiations to advance their research, created the “water-chocolate” by again abutting baptize particles with amber adulate crystals. The bar, which contains about 60 per cent water, was begin to accept the aforementioned taste, aroma and feel in a person’s mouth. Because the particles are so small, they additionally apparent the fresh “healthy” bar could alike cook at amid 89F and 93F (32-34C).

“It is accessible that small, stable, air bubbles advised to resemble oil aerosol in agreement of their admeasurement and concrete backdrop could be acclimated to aftermath a fresh bearing of low fat foods,” said Dr Philip Cox, who led the research. A agnate address has been accepted to abate a food’s alkali agreeable by up to 80 per cent because baptize is hidden central oil droplets. This agency alone an alien bark contains any salt.

The advisers said their fresh “super porridge” can aftermost in a person’s abdomen for up to six hours because aqueous changes into a gel afterwards advancing into acquaintance with abdomen acid. Prof Ian Norton, who is administering the research, said: “It charcoal there for 5-6 hours, so is absolute for amid meals. “We are able-bodied avant-garde with the assignment and are already talking to manufacturers about creating articles based on our research.” Prof Norton told the Evening Standard that the fresh mayonnaise tasted identical to full-fat aftermath but with aloof bristles per cent fat.