Structured Summary
Abstract
Compounds used in food or in food preparation to replace dietary fats. They may be carbohydrate-, protein-, or fat-based. Fat substitutes are usually lower in calories but provide the same texture as fats.
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Synonyms
7 entry terms
- Artificial Fats
- Artificial Fat
- Fat Substitute
- Fat, Artificial
- Fats, Artificial
- Substitute, Fat
- Substitutes, Fat
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate with specific substitute if pertinent
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History Note
97; was FAT SUBSTITUTES (NM) 1990-96
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Previous Indexing
- Dietary Proteins (1994-1996)
- Proteins (1990-1993)
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QU 86
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Fat Substitutes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019358. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019358
- Fat Substitutes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_substitute
- Fat Substitutes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q505199