A synthetic fat that is a sucrose polyester. It has the texture of fat but does not have the energy value of fat.
A synthetic fat which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1996 for limited use in foods, provided a warning on the label states that it may produce diarrhea and may block some absorption of certain vitamins. The fat has the same ability as natural fats to carry flavors and withstand cooking processes, such as frying, but it is neither digested nor absorbed by the body. The products produced with olestra are claimed to be indistinguishable in taste, odor, and texture from those made with natural fats, but they avoid introducing fat and its calories into the body. The fat was developed by Procter and Gamble.
Trade name for a synthetic mixture of sucrose and fatty acids that pass through the digestive tract without absorption. While this fat replacement has been approved for use in savory snacks, it can interfere with uptake of fat-soluble vitamins, such as A, D, E, and K and may result in loose stools.
Procter & Gamble, a pharmaceutical enterprise, has developed an artificial fat compound marketed as Olean. This man-made fat analogue induces no calorie effect and is incapable of being absorbed into the bloodstream during its course of passage through the digestive tract.