2. a food
• A fat
same
substitute is
functions, stability, physical,
product with the
and
chemical characteristics as regular fat, with
fewer Calories per gram than fat.
• They are utilized in the production of low
fat and low calorie foods.
3. Background
• Fat is present in most foods. It provides
a unique texture, flavor, and aroma to
the food it is found in.
• While fat is essential to life, it can be
detrimental to health when consumed in
excess of physiological requirements.
• High fat diets increase risk of heart
disease, weight gain, and some cancers.
4. • High blood cholesterol is more prevalent in those that
consume diets high in saturated fats, and it increases
risk for coronary heart disease in those individuals.
• The use of fat substitutes in food products allows for
maintenance of the food’s original quality characteristics
without the associated risks of fat consumption.
• In the absence of energy-dense fat molecules, products
utilizing fat substitutes are generally lower in calories
than their full-fat counterparts.
Background
5. Categories of fat substitutes based
on composition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_substitute
6. • Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula (C6H10O5)n,
a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many
thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units.
• C cell
ellulose is an important structural component of the primary
wall of green plants, many forms of algae and the oomycetes.
biofilms.
• Some species of bacteria secrete it to form
• Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer on Earth.
• The cellulose content of cotton fiber is 90%, that of wood is 40–50%, and
that of dried hemp is approximately 57%.
Cellulose
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose#/media/File:Cellulose_Sessel.svg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose
7. Cellulose
• Cellulose is mainly used to produce paperboard and paper.
• Smaller quantities are converted into a wide variety of derivative products such
as cellophane and rayon.
• Conversion of cellulose from energy crops into biofuels such as cellulosic
ethanol is under development as a renewable fuel source. Cellulose for industrial
use is mainly obtained from wood pulp and cotton.
• Some animals, particularly ruminants and termites, can digest cellulose with the
help of symbiotic micro-organisms that live in their guts, such as Trichonympha.
• In human nutrition, cellulose is a non-digestible constituent of insoluble dietary
fiber, acting as a hydrophilic bulking agent for feces and potentially aiding
in defecation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose
9. Stellar
•
•
•
The new product, called Stellar, is made through a
"controlled acid treatment" of corn starch, which yields a
dry, crystalline powder.
When mixed with water through a special process, Stellar
takes on a look, texture, feel and comparable taste of fat
that resembles vegetable shortening [could be used in
margarines, salad dressings] baked goods and cheese and
other dairy products]
up to 75 percent of the fat can be replaced in margarine
bread spreads, while up to 96 percent of the fat can be
replaced in baked goods.
https://www.joc.com/staley-introduces-fat-substitute-made-modified-corn-starch_19910611.html
10. • In some salad dressings, Stellar can replace up to 100
percent of the fat.
• one gram of Stellar in its creme form contains one
calorie, compared with one gram of fat, which has nine
calories.
• Stellar is 85 percent a complex carbohydrate. The
other 15 percent includes "a little bit" of protein, salt,
moisture and less than 0.5 percent of fat.
• Stellar is completely metabolized and absorbed by the
human body, which reportedly has not been the case
with other fat substitutes.
https://www.joc.com/staley-introduces-fat-substitute-made-modified-corn-starch_19910611.html
Stellar
14. Pectin
• Pectin is a naturally occurring
substance (a polysaccharide) found in
berries, apples and other fruit.
• When heated together with sugar, it
causes a thickening that is
characteristic of jams and jellies.
http://www.pickyourown.org/pectin.htm
15. Chemistry of the Gel
• "high-ester pectins at soluble solids content above 60% and a
pH-value between 2.8 and 3.6, hydrogen-bonds and hydrophobic
interactions bind the individual pectin chains together.
• These bonds form as water is bound by sugar and forces pectin
strands to stick together.
• These form a 3-dimensional molecular net that creates the
macromolecular gel.
• The gelling-mechanism is called a low-water-activity gel or sugar-
acid-pectin gel.
http://www.pickyourown.org/pectin.htm
16. • In low-ester pectins, ionic bridges are formed
between calcium and carboxylic acid of the
galacturonic acid.
• This is idealized in the so-called egg box-model .
• Low-ester pectins need calcium to form a gel, but
can do so at lower soluble solids and higher pH-
values than high-ester pectins."
Chemistry of the Gel
http://www.pickyourown.org/pectin.htm
17. SIMPLESSE - Microparticulated Whey Protein Concentrate
• SIMPLESSEprovides emulsion and foam stabilization, heat and pH
stability, texture, creaminess and smoothness in a wide range of full-fat
and low-fat applications.
• Due to the consistency and size of the microparticles, SIMPLESSE
behaves similarly to emulsified oil droplets in terms of mouthfeel and
light scattering.
• This characteristic allows SIMPLESSE to be used in low sugar/low calorie
drinks, as well as low fat and full fat drinks, to add mouthfeel,
creaminess and opacity.
• SIMPLESSE, being a dairy ingredient and containing 53% protein, can be
used to support a whey protein label claim, and adds a pleasant dairy
note to beverages.
19. Caprenin
• Caprenin is a fat substitute designed for lowering the caloric content of food.
• Structurally, it resembles normal food fat, being made up of glycerol and fatty
acids (behenic, capric, and caprylic acids).
• Caprenin contains about 4 kcal per gram, or about half the energy in traditional fats
and oils.
• Caloric reduction results, in part, from incomplete absorption of the unusual fatty
acids.
• Caprenin was launched by Procter & Gamble as a cocoa butter replacement, but it
proved difficult to use and appeared to increase serum cholesterol slightly, resulting
in its withdrawal from the market in the mid-'90s.
• It is used as a reduced-calorie substitute in soft candies and confectionery coatings.