LOW CALORIE FAT COMPOSITIONS

摘要

By this invention, low calorie fat compositions comprising the use of wax esters are provided. Of particular interest is the use of wax ester compositions having a long chain hydrocarbon and a medium chain hydrocarbon. Preferably, the long chain hydrocarbon group is a saturated long chain hydrocarbon. The wax ester compositions find use as low calorie fat ingredients in food compositions. The low calorie fat compositions of the present invention demonstrate a caloric value of less than 6 kcal/g. Such low calorie fat compositions find use in the preparation of food compositions wherein at least a portion of the fat ingredients have been replaced with a wax ester composition of the present invention.