Separating Fats From Fiction

Back in the early and mid 1990s, during what was frequently termed “the fat replacement craze,” fat was generally portrayed in a negative light. At that time, at least three misconceptions remained largely unaddressed, and although food formulators learned a great deal from the experience, from time to time it’s still necessary to review these misconceptions and put them into their proper context when discussing ingredients and product development.

During that period, a myriad number of fat repla…