Now, inhale chocolate spray sans its calories

A biomechanical engineer has developed an inhaler that provides the taste of chocolate in breathable form without the calories. Using a small lipstick-sized tube, consumers draw fine particles of chocolate into their mouth to experience the taste of pure chocolate "re-imagined". Aeroshot Chocolate follows the release of caffeine product AeroShot Energy earlier this year which used the same patented delivery system to administer a dose of breathable caffeine. The product, launched by a Harvard University professor David Edwards, taps into the new-age food trend of "whaffing" or inhalable eating. Edwards said the product works because the particles are small enough to enter the mouth and too large to go beyond it. "The chocolate melts immediately upon landing in your mouth," News. com. au quoted him as saying. "Since the particles are so small and uniformly dispersed by the air, the taste is immediate, too," he said. The product is available in three dark chocolate flavours - pure chocolate, mint chocolate, and cherry chocolate and is designed to accompany a coffee, curb an afternoon craving or be consumed as a guilt-free dessert after a meal. It is being launched this week at the Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago, Illinois and will be available for consumers to purchase online from June 15 for 2.99 US dollars (2.97 dollars) per unit.