<p>In some good news for chocaholics, scientists have created a chocolate bar which won't make you add on pounds as the fat in it has been replaced by fruit juice.<br /><br />Researchers from the University of Warwick have replaced up to 50 per cent of chocolate's fat content with fruit juice, the Daily Mail reported.<br /><br />The new bar will still appeal to chocolate lovers as it feels like chocolate, they claimed.<br />"Everyone loves chocolate – but unfortunately we all know that many chocolate bars are high in fat," Dr Stefan Bon, lead researcher said.</p>.<p>"However it's the fat that gives chocolate all the indulgent sensations that people crave – the silky smooth texture and the way it melts in the mouth but still has a 'snap' to it when you break it with your hand," Bon was quoted by the paper as saying.<br /><br />"We've found a way to maintain all of those things that make chocolate 'chocolatey' but with fruit juice instead of fat," Bon said.<br /><br />"Our study is just the starting point to healthier chocolate – we've established the chemistry behind this new technique but now we're hoping the food industry will take our method to make tasty, lower-fat chocolate bars," Bon added.<br /><br />The researchers took out much of the cocoa butter and milk fats that go into chocolate bars, substituting them with tiny droplets of juice measuring under 30 microns in diameter.<br /><br />They infused orange and cranberry juice into milk, dark and white chocolate using what is known as a Pickering emulsion.<br /><br />The final product will taste fruity, the team admitted - but there is the option to use water and a small amount of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) instead of juice to maintain a chocolatey taste.<br /><br />The study was published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry.</p>
<p>In some good news for chocaholics, scientists have created a chocolate bar which won't make you add on pounds as the fat in it has been replaced by fruit juice.<br /><br />Researchers from the University of Warwick have replaced up to 50 per cent of chocolate's fat content with fruit juice, the Daily Mail reported.<br /><br />The new bar will still appeal to chocolate lovers as it feels like chocolate, they claimed.<br />"Everyone loves chocolate – but unfortunately we all know that many chocolate bars are high in fat," Dr Stefan Bon, lead researcher said.</p>.<p>"However it's the fat that gives chocolate all the indulgent sensations that people crave – the silky smooth texture and the way it melts in the mouth but still has a 'snap' to it when you break it with your hand," Bon was quoted by the paper as saying.<br /><br />"We've found a way to maintain all of those things that make chocolate 'chocolatey' but with fruit juice instead of fat," Bon said.<br /><br />"Our study is just the starting point to healthier chocolate – we've established the chemistry behind this new technique but now we're hoping the food industry will take our method to make tasty, lower-fat chocolate bars," Bon added.<br /><br />The researchers took out much of the cocoa butter and milk fats that go into chocolate bars, substituting them with tiny droplets of juice measuring under 30 microns in diameter.<br /><br />They infused orange and cranberry juice into milk, dark and white chocolate using what is known as a Pickering emulsion.<br /><br />The final product will taste fruity, the team admitted - but there is the option to use water and a small amount of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) instead of juice to maintain a chocolatey taste.<br /><br />The study was published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry.</p>