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 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.

Dharma R. Kodali and Gary R. List

Preface, Contributors, Chapter 1: Trans Fats - Chemistry, Occurrence, Functional Need in Foods and Potential Solutions, Chapter 2: Trans Fat - New FDA Regulations, Chapter 3: Nutritional Considerations of trans Fatty Acids, Chapter 4: Determination of trans Fats by Gas Chromatography and Infrared Methods, Chapter 5: Dietary Guidelines, Processing, and Reformulation for trans Reduction, Chapter 6: Communicating with Consumers About trans Fat: The Importance of Consumer Research, Chapter 7: Trans Fat Reformulation Is Not a Technical Objective!, Appendix: Commercial Solutions, Index