date:Jun 30, 2012
weight of the product, depending on the variety (milk, chocolate or plain), according to patent application published last week.
However it is typically 30 to 34% by weight, making chocolate a high-calorie product, it said.
Previous attempts by the industry to lower the calorie content in chocolate have included use of special fats, special emulsifiers and sugar replacers such as polyoles and polydextroses.
The application said that while all previous attempts could provide a low-cal chocolat