Functional Ingredients: Fat Replacers: Olestra
Functional ingredients are used in manufactured foods to provide other benefits in addition to nutrition or product quality. This two-page fact sheet discusses Olestra, also known as Olean. It covers FDA-approved uses, possible benefits and side effects, rules for use in foods, points to consider about the ingredient, and a questionnaire to help you determine whether products containing it are right for you.
Department: Food Science
Catalog Number: UK058

Functional Ingredients: Fat Replacers: Salatrim
Functional ingredients are used in manufactured foods to provide other benefits in addition to nutrition or product quality. This two-page fact sheet discusses plant sterols such as those found in Benecol, Taking Control, and Phytrol. It covers FDA-approved uses, possible benefits and side effects, rules for use in foods, points to consider about plant sterols, and a questionnaire to help you determine whether products containing them are right for you.
Department: Food Science
Catalog Number: UK060

Functional Ingredients: Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils and Trans Fatty Acids
This two-page fact sheet, part of a series on food ingredients and additives, explains the benefits and side effects of hydrogenated vegetable oils and trans fatty acids. It includes information about the rules food companies must follow when using these ingredients in products, and points to consider when you are deciding whether to eat products that include these ingredients.
Department: Food Science
Catalog Number: UK093

Functional Ingredients: Plant Sterols
Functional ingredients are used in manufactured foods to provide other benefits in addition to nutrition or product quality. This two-page fact sheet discusses plant sterols such as those found in Benecol, Taking Control, and Phytrol. It covers FDA-approved uses, possible benefits and side effects, rules for use in foods, points to consider about plant sterols, and a questionnaire to help you determine whether products containing them are right for you.
Department: Food Science
Catalog Number: UK059

Functional Ingredients: Soy Protein and Soy Isoflavones
This four-page fact sheet, part of a series on food ingredients and additives, explains the benefits and side effects of soy proein and soy isoflavones. It includes information about the rules food companies must follow when using these ingredients in products, and points to consider when you are deciding whether to eat products that include these ingredients.
Department: Food Science
Catalog Number: UK094

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