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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1989
John L Ennis, Arlington, MA (US);
Peter W Kopf, Sudbury, MA (US);
John R Powell, Brookline, MA (US);
Stephen E Rudolph, Carlisle, MA (US);
Martin F van Buren, Chelmsford, MA (US);
The Proctor & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a fat substitute comprising an ethoxyloted sugar or sugar alcohol sucrose fatty acid ester. Between 1 and about 50 alkoxyl groups are attached by ether linkages to each polyol molecule. Each ethoxylated polyol is esterified with between about 6 and about 8 fatty acid groups, the fatty acids containing between about 2 and about 24 carbon atoms. The invention also relates to a low calorie fat-containing food composition which comprises: (a) non-fat ingredients; and (b) fat ingredients, from about 10% to about 100% by weight of said fat ingredients consisting essentially of the above-described fat substitute.