Items Tagged with 'fat replacers'

Fats have a multifaceted functionality affecting nutrition, flavor and palatability, texture, shelf-life extension, lubrication, volume/bulk, satiety, and heat transfer. To date, there still is no single “silver bullet” replacement for fat in any food application. Instead, there are customized replacers. And in many formulations, these replacers perform “double-duty” as emulsifiers.

Health conscious consumers soon will be able to enjoy indulgent foods with drastically fewer calories without sacrificing taste or flavor thanks to Epogee™ (esterified propoxylated glycerol) Fat Replacement. Epogee was developed by Choco Finesse LLC.

Fiberstar’s Citri-Fi is a novel, all-natural functional food ingredient made from citrus pulp. It adds moistness; controls moisture migration; improves yields; replaces fat; and reduces cost in a wide variety of food products.