| abstract |
Reduced calorie food compositions are produced by replacing at least a portion of the fat content of a conventional food with an improved low calorie edible oil substitute that does not cause anal leakage. This substitute is an oil-like polymer fatty acid ester having the property of being substantially hydrolyzed during the process of intestinal digestion into a mixture of fatty acids and a non-caloric water-soluble or water-dispersible polymeric alcohol. This digestive mixture is in a non-laxative, non-oily physical state, and thereby avoids the problem of anal leakage common to oils with limited digestibility. Of particular use in this invention have been fatty acid esters of water-soluble polyoxyalkylenes. |