FAKE FATS Americans know the importance of eating less fat to reduce their risk for chronic diseases. In fact, many are making an effort to reduce fat by making healthy food choices.
Fat replacements give food the flavor and texture of being high-fat without the extra calories.
Carbohydrate fat replacements are usually used in salad dressings, sauce mixes, margarine spreads, gravies, baked goods and frozen foods such as ice cream. It has approximately half the calories of fat. They have the advantage of being heat stable and therefore can be used in baking. The protein fat replacement being widely incorporated into foods is called Simplesse and was developed by the Nutrasweet company. Simplesse is used in frozen desserts, pizza cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream and cream cheese.