References & Sources

Low-fat ice cream can still satisfy

A taste test shows that people like low-fat chocolate ice cream as much as its full-fat counterpart.

References:

Gruen, I.U., et al. 1999. Determination of cocoa flavor in chocolate ice creams by descriptive sensory analysis and SPME-GC volatile analysis. Meeting of the American Chemical Society. August. New Orleans.

Further Readings:

1996. Prescription-strength chocolate. Science News Online (Oct. 12).

1996. Chocolate: As hearty as red wine . . . Science News 150(Oct. 12):235.

1996. . . . but we eat it for pleasure. Science News 150(Oct. 12):235.

1994. Chocolate: Heart-ier than you thought. Science News 146(Dec. 24&31):442.

Adler, T. 1994. Designer fats. Science News 145(May 7):296.

Fackelmann, K.A. 1997. The bitter truth. Science News 152(July 12):24.

Raloff, J. 1995. Coming: Drug therapy for chocoholics? Science News 147(June 17):374.

Sources:

Ingolf U. Gruen
University of Missouri
Food Science and Human Nutrition
122 Eckles Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Web site: http://www.fse.missouri.edu/

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 11, September 11, 1999, p. 170. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.