date:Apr 25, 2013
Carmit Candy Industries has unveiled what it describes as an advanced, weight-management chocolate wafer bar that utilises innovative satiety-inducing ingredients - glucomannan and a potato-derived proteinase inhibitor, Slendesta.
Glucomannan is a soluble fibre from the konjac root, which is said to be able to lower the glycaemic index of foods and beverages through its unique properties, including unusual water-binding capacity. When ingested with a glass of water, the glucomannan forms a gel