ABSTRACT
As demonstrated in the previous chapter there is a multifactorial need and desire for complex carbohydrates to be used as fat replacers. The detriment that is caused by consuming a diet that is high in saturated fat has been well documented with regard to several disease states, particularly coronary heart disease. Fat intake and the preponderance of obesity in the United States is another indication of the need to reduce the overall fat intake in the diet. Due to this unprecedented demand and the unlimited potential to develop products that emulate the characteristics of fat, a deluge of related patents has been filed.
