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Bee Final Saturday June 22 1991 fiber burger faces big test: Mouth feel Francie Available in Black Caramel White and Pewter VY-''ftft1(' ej-- TROTTERS Bee Final Saturday June 22 1991 -tel I ti tt i Ma 4 fiber burger faces big test: Mouth feel 1 ii- Vida t' S17--ES 4 0" 1 1 I le i I Francie Available in I 27- Black Caramel 1 (- White and Pewter c-zr TROTTERS' already make 20 percent of our hamburgers with soy protein extender so this is a logical step" said Bob Amirault a food quality assurance specialist with the Army The only question may be how the fat-reduced burgers with pea fiber should be labeled on the menu "Now I can say I liked the taste and texture but I was leery make that very leery of tasting a burger with oat bran or pea fiber and right now that's what consumers have to get over too" said Alan Silbert director of the Veterans Canteen Service for the Veterans Affairs Department already make 20 percent of our ham- burgers with soy protein extender so this is a logical step" said Bob Ami- rault a food quality assurance spe- cialist with the Army The only question may be how the fat reduced burgers with pea fiber should be labeled on the menu "Now I can say I liked the taste and only 05 percent Viscarin and that amount can hold 20 to 25 percent its weight in water And the beef industry is pushing the new technology "Down the road we think this could lead to an increase in demand" said Jens Knutson director of economic research for the American Meat Institute The Agriculture Department has already tested four of the lean-beef patties in six states Next year it hopes to offer one or more of the recipes in the school lunch program Other agencies such as the Defense Department are also shopping "We only 05 percent Viscarin and that amount can hold 20 to 25 percent its weight in water And the beef industry is pushing the new technology "Down the road we think this could lead to an in crease in demand" said Jens Knut- son director of economic research for the American Meat Institute of the burger that people choose most in surveys: one that weighs in with 20 percent fat "Our fermented product really brings out that juicy mouth feel that people expect" said Jim Shriver whose "Arom'Ami" products use yeast as the additive to imitate fat Unlike the old-fashioned soy protein extender which added bulk to the meat the new wave of fat reducers is aimed at pumping up flavor and moisture A little goes a long way Producers of Viscarin a seaweed derivative boast that a patty need be of the burger that people choose most in surveys: one that weighs in with 20 percent fat "Our fermented product really brings out that juicy mouth feel that people expect" said Jim Shriver whose "Arom'Ami" products use yeast as the additive to imitate fat Unlike the old-fashioned soy pro- 11 3A AA EE 6 5 442 6 6 to to to to to 12 12 91212 12 12 1 EE 112 6 6 0 to to 12 12 12 -7117-11 1 survisf SHOES arr 'tar Thor ago Or lW moo an PHONE ORDERS1-800-487-5857 1-800-487-5857 5333 Sunrise Blvd sunrise Madison (In Quail Pointe Center) 967-5858 I 5858 7111ki UK 1 crr-V fin lin 11 iTU In01411: 441- ALIFOlov 441 6111111 1140114)egoo 040114)o x1174P ill I i 0 -4 Ipg 1--- i gz By Angelia Herrin Knight-Ridder Newspapers WASHINGTON "And in that hamburger you ordered did you want the pea fiber the seaweed or the oat bran?" Don't laugh The US Agriculture Department and other agencies are taste-testing all of the above choices in a search for a high-tech low-fat ground beef patty to offer in school lunches government cafeterias and military bases around the country So far officials are uncertain which fake-fat recipe will win but they do know the perfect patty must pass one all-important test "Mouth feel" "We knew fat is related to juiciness but it also has big impact on flavor and the texture you expect meat to have in your mouth" said Herb Abraham meat specialist for the Agriculture Department's Agricultural Marketing Service "School cafeterias need a patty that has that mouth feel when you freeze it then bake it and then keep a warm while serving it to 700 kids That's the tough test: It should be a tot easier for McDonald's to do it" Warnings about the health risks of high-fat diet coupled with the recent publicity about McDonald's McLean burger have gone a long way to make the idea of the new duced-fat burgers palatable officials agree The McLean for example is a customized blend of low-fat cuts of beef 0 ground up with flavors water and carrageenan a seaweed extract that helps seal in the moisture and provide that succulent "mouth feel" of a juicy burger The mix cuts calories but more important it cuts fat from 207 grams in a regular Quarter Pounder to just 9 in a McLean But as an Agriculture Department-sponsored taste-test and technology review session has revealed there's more than one way to fake the fat Fifteen companies showed up offering lean patties no more than 10 percent fat made with special ingredients that ranged from seaweed and isolated soy protein to cornstarch and oat bran (Imagine get: ting your fiber and protein all in one 3-ounce patty) "Since October when we announced there would be tests in schools it seems like there is some new low-fat technology coming every week" said Daniel Haley administrator of the Agriculture Departlinent's marketing service Many products have names remipiscent of animal feed such as Nu-trio B-400 Pro Plus Maltrin and Leanbind Others capitalize on the tat-free message: Sta-slim 171 is a cornstarch fat replacer with a beeftallow-flavored vegetable oil 1 But all promise to deliver the taste By Angelia Herri Knight-Ridder News WASHINGTON hamburger you ot want the pea fibe the oat bran?" Don't laugh Th Department and taste-testing all of in a search for a ground beef patty lunches governm military bases arm So far officia which fake-fat re they do know the pass one all-impor "Mouth feel" "We knew fat ness but it also ha vor and the textut to have in your 1 Abraham meat Sc riculture Departn Marketing Service tb: "School cafete that has that mot freeze it then bal4 a warm while ser That's the tough 1 tot easier for McD1 Warnings about i high-fat diet cent publicity a McLean burger way to make the 1 duced-fat burgers I agree The McLean fo tomized blend of I 0 ground up with carrageenan a se helps seal in the vide that succuler juicy burger The but more import from 207 grams i Pounder to just 9 i But as an Agric sponsored taste-t1 review session ha more than one wa Fifteen fering lean patties percent fat ma gredients that rat and isolated so3 starch and oat ting your fiber an 3-ounce patty) "Since Octob nounced there 0 schools it seems new low-fat techn week" said Dani trator of the A4 Itrent's marketing Many products piscent of animal trio B-400 Pro Leanbind Othen tat-free message: cornstarch fat re tallow-flavored ve But all promise By Angelia Herrin Knight-Ridder Newspapers WASHINGTON "And in that hamburger you ordered did you want the pea fiber the seaweed or the oat bran?" 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