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Show Creasy in and greasy out A fat substitute in your future? by Dennis Hinkamp Consumer Information Writer Utah State University Is there a chance we will have a perfect, calorie-fre- e fat substitute in the near future? You might as well ask when the national debt will be paid off. Both are possibilities, but not without a few trade offs. There are fat substitutes already in our supermarkets, according to Dr. Charlotte Bren-nanfood scientist in the USU college of family life. Brennand says there are nofat liquid salad dressings that use xanthal gum to give the same mouth feel as oil. These have been around since the early d, and starch derivatives also frequently have been used to reduce the fat content of imitation sour cream, salad dressing, and frozen desserts. Like xanthal gum, starch substitutes are not tra can be used as a frying-oi- l two grams of water, which adds substitute for all those fatty ip to only four calories. products we love so much, such Simplesse cannot be used in as french fries and potato chips. heated foods or as an oil for fryPlease turn to page 8 ing because heat destroys the properties that give it a mouthfeel. v She says the real potential revolutionary fat substitute is Olestra, produced by the Proctor and Gamble Company. Oles The Times-New- s 5Nephi, fat-lik- e all, of the fat in a product, Brennand says. Another fat substitute ale ready in supermarkets is (rhymes with finesse) produced by the NutraSweet Company. It currently is found in a frozen dairy dessert called Simple Pleasures, but probably will be used in products such as yogurt, cheese spread, and salad dressing in the future. Brennand says Simplesse is made from milk andor egg prolans to create a reduced-calori- e substitute for fat. It replaces ihree grams of fat (27 calories) Sim-pless- calorie free, but when substituted for fat they can reduce the calorie content by more than half because starches carry only four calories per gram, while fats contain nine calories per gram. These substitutes do not have all the taste and functional properties of fat, so they frequently art used to replace part, but not 80s. She says mixtures of starch A season abundant in joy and laughter for all our patrons. NEPHI LUMBER COMPANY 1005 NORTH MAIN NEPHI, UTAH May the joys of the Christmas Season be yours in abundance. Hope you holidays snowball into special joys. Thanks for your loyalty BRONZESTONE MT. NEBO FOODTOWN 56 EAST CENTER NEPHI, UTAH 965 NORTH MAIN NEPHI, UTAH -- W Ik T M L. Were happy to wish you all a very Merry Christmas blessings of peace to one and Christmas! all. FOOD STORE 491 NORTH MAIN JIM, MARGARET AND CREW this happiest time of year, we express our sincere thanks to all our patrons. At FROS-T-FREE- Z JUAB AUTO SUPPLY 205 SOUTH 1050 NORTH MAIN TERRY AND ANNETTE KENDALL AND CREW MAIN NEPHI, UTAH EXPESSING OUR THANKS DURING THIS HOLIDAY TAURUS PLUMBING & TRI-- C PIPE 210 WEST CENTER ALEX, PEGGY AND STAFF GLENN'S GARAGE 44 EAST CENTER NEPHI, UTAH GLENN AND PEGGGY GREENHALGH May your holiday be full of precious things that make Christmas special. JUAB COUNTY COMMISSION AND COUNTY EMPLOYEES YARD'S DRIVE IWI 628 NORTH MAW NEPHI, UTAH VARD. DIANE AND STAFF NEDO-LEAVIT- INSURANCE T WE WISH YOU A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON T FROM ALL OF US AT NEDO-LEAVIT- i JUAB COUNTY CENTER NEPHI. UTAH Utah 1990 |