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Potatoes Receive Long-Awaited VindicationLeading Global Nutritional Ingredient Manufacturer Restores Reputation to
Carb-Rich, Exiled Potato
02/07/2005 1:31:27 PM
First it was Mr. Potato-Head™, then it was that little slip-up a U.S. Vice President uttered, the term “couch potato” was coined and last but not least this innocent tuber was labeled the post-modern devil of dieting. Ever since our friend the potato has set spud on American soil, it has endured countless acts of discrimination and prejudice. Even the French turn their noses at owning up to the over-consumed fry. February is National Potato Month and as we ring in their month of glory, potatoes everywhere have a reason to celebrate their spud success.
It all started when Dr. Chris Nelson, president of Kemin Industries, a global leader in nutritional ingredient manufacturing developed a method to extract a small molecule from the much-maligned potato. Nelson discovered that potatoes contain a protein molecule called PI2. When consumed before a meal, PI2 enhances the body's natural release of cholecystokinin (CCK), a compound that when released induces satiety—or as many of us know it: feeling full. After twenty years of research, Nelson developed a patented manufacturing process to extract the molecule out of potatoes and put it into the form of a supplement called Satise®. Unlike other dietary supplements, Satise capsules contain no stimulants or additives, just pure potato power!
“Satise is not only exciting from a scientific standpoint,” said Nelson. “It sheds light on
how often the dieting industry makes exaggerated claims that are not rooted in science but
urban myth! The potato may not be glamorous, but as research shows, it sure has done quite a bit for us.”
So this year as we celebrate the first vegetable to ever be grown in space, we also celebrate the many faces this creative little tuber has shown. “Potatoes are making a new type of comeback,” says Nelson. First baked, then mashed, then fried - now, one powerful little pill, Satise. “Four potatoes will fill you up, but they contain needless calories and certainly do not constitute a balanced meal, Satise is the solution.”
Kemin Consumer Care, L.C., a subsidiary of Kemin Foods, LLC., headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, develops, manufacturers, markets, and distributes nutraceutical ingredients, supplements and consumer health products, including the innovative satiety aid Satise. To learn more about the company, please visit www.satise.com.
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