Responding to government regulations that require declaration of the amount of trans fat present in foods, Trans Fats Alternatives provides cutting-edge research and insights into a this major industry issue. With contributions from major fats and oils suppliers, including Aarhus, ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Loders Croklaan, and Premium Vegetable Oils, the book covers the new regulations in detail, includes methods to analyze for trans fat, explores consumer reaction to trans fat labeling, discusses the nutrition facts, and supplies approaches to trans fat replacement/reformulation. It an indispensable guide for everyone who is interested in trans fats.
Preface
Contributors
Trans Fats—Chemistry, Occurrence, Functional Need in Foods and Potential Solutions
Dharma R. Kodali
Trans Fat—New FDA Regulations
Julie Schrimpf-Moss and Virginia Wilkening
Nutritional Considerations of trans Fatty Acids
J. Edward Hunter
Determination of trans Fats by Gas Chromatography and Infrared Methods
Magdi Mossoba, John K.G. Kramer, Pierluigi Delmonte, Martin P. Yurawecz, and Jeanne I. Rader
Dietary Guidelines, Processing, and Reformulation for trans Reduction
G.R. List and Robert Reeves
Communicating with Consumers About trans Fat: The Importance of Consumer Research
Shelley Goldberg, Susan T. Borra, and Diane Quagliani
Trans Fat Reformulation Is Not a Technical Objective!
Willie Loh
Appendix Commercial Solutions
Aarhus United USA
ADM NovaLipids
Bunge Oils
Cargill Specialty Oils
Loders Croklaan
Premium Vegetable Oils Sdn Bhd
Biography
Dharma R. Kodali and Gary R. List
