The U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committeeís (DGAC) recommendations for new nutritional guidelines were released in mid-June and included saturated fat guidelines to...limit saturated fatty acid intake to less than 7% of total calories and substitute instead food sources of mono- or polyunsaturated fatty acids...and limit cholesterol-raising fats (saturated fats exclusive of stearic acid and trans fatty acids) to less than 5-7% of energy.
In a presentation at this years IFT, Gerald McNeill, Ph.D., vice president of R&D at Loders Croklaan, indicated science does not support recommendations to lower saturated fat intake or reclassify stearic acid as a non-cholesterol-raising fat.