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Essay Archive - No-Calorie Powder May Substitute for Food's Fat
No-Calorie Powder May Substitute for Food's Fat
George E. Inglett of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Biopolymer
Research Unit in Peoria III invented a no-calorie fat substitute called Z-Trim.
It is a mix of crushed fibers made from the hulls of grains. It can replace the
fat and some of the carbohydrates in foods such as chocolates, brownies, cheese,
and ground beef. He spent three years trying to perfect Z-Trim to be smooth
because he made it out of tough hulls of corn, oats, and rice. He first crushed
the hulls with a solution of hydrogen peroxide. He washed the peroxide off in
centrifuge. After this ste....
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