vanishing caloric density

noun

A perceived lightness or lack of substantiality in certain foods, especially snack foods, that fail to trigger satiety signals in the brain because they dissolve or melt in the mouth.

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Meanings

nounvanishing caloric density (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFood scienceA perceived lightness or lack of substantiality in certain foods, especially snack foods, that fail to trigger satiety signals in the brain because they dissolve or melt in the mouth.
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