LOW-FAT PREPARED FOOD AND DESSERTS: A RETURN TO TRADITION.

ALLEGE : PLATS CUISINES ET DESSERTS ; RETOUR AU TRADITIONNEL.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE ARTICLE REVIEWS THE SHORT HISTORY OF LOW-FAT PREPARED FOOD AND DESSERTS. THE ABSENCE OF PRECISE REGULATIONS ALLOWS ALL KINDS OF APPROACHES, AS DICTATED MAINLY BY MARKETING. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE DISCUSSED: THE WEIGHT OF THE PORTIONS, THEIR LEVELS OF CALORIES, THE CONTENT IN MINERALS AND VITAMINS, AND, ABOVE ALL, FLAVOUR. WITH LOW-FAT FOOD PRODUCTS ONE CAN EAT HEARTY WITHOUT GUILT. THEY HAVE BROUGHT BACK OLD OR FORGOTTEN TASTES AND FLAVOURS, AND, IN A CERTAIN SENSE, TRADITION IT-SELF. LITTLE IS SAID OF THIS IN THE ARTICLE, BUT MOST OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE DEEP-FROZEN. P. L.

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Original title: ALLEGE : PLATS CUISINES ET DESSERTS ; RETOUR AU TRADITIONNEL.
Record ID : 1992-2348
Languages: French
Source: Surgélation - n. 304
Publication date: 1991/12
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Themes: Food quality and safety. Microbiology;
Precooked food
Keywords: Glucide; France; Lipid; Nutritional value; Protein; Flavour; Precooked food; Market; Ice cream; Dietetics