No-Calorie Powder May Substitute For Food's Fat

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that make up Z-Trim to reduce
the chances of getting intestinal disorders.
But there are some people who argue with Inglett's theory on his new
substitute. "I wouldn't expect Z-Trim to have the same kinds of problems as
olestra," says Margo Wootan, a senior scientist at the Center for Science in the
Public Interest in Washington, D.C. "Fiber is already found in our diet, while
olestra is a synthetic chemical. There is also concern for the "microbial
stability" of foods containing Z-Trim. "Whenever you remove the lipid material
and replace it with water," says Thomas H. Parliment, a flavor chemist for Kraft
Foods in White Plains, New York, "microbes are to grow, and you can get mold."
That would have to be worked out before Z-Trim could go on the market, Parliment
says.
If you want to replace fat in food, Inglett says, only 3 safe no-calorie
possibilities exist: water, air, and fiber. "You don't sell anybody air, you
don't sell anybody water, but you can sell people Z-Trim. ...

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