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26th October 2016
07:31pm BST

It's made from the konnyaku potato and mixed with natural calcium. The reason it's so low calorie - about 5 cals per 100g - is that it's 97 per cent water and the rest is natural fibre.
Fibre is one of the key nutrients that helps people lose weight and it stabilises blood sugar and helps you to feel full.
It comes in jelly-like block form or the more palatable-sounding noodle form, known as shirataki noodles.
Stick as much of this as you want in stir fries, sauces, curries and soups because you're not going to have to count as many calories as you would normally.
Konnyaki has been around for 1,500 years but why they've only just thought to start selling it over here in the UK, we'll never know.
You'll now find Yutaka Konnyaku brown and white varieties and shirataki noodles in most major supermarkets at £1.60 a pop.
Happy eating folks.