Epidemiological studies have continued to increase awareness of how trans fats impact human nutrition and health. Because of the adverse effects, trans fats labeling regulations were introduced in 2006. Since then, the fats and oils industry and food product manufacturers have researched and implemented a number of novel, practical, and cost-effective solutions for replacing trans fats with alternate products. This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the trans fats chemistry, labeling regulations, and trans fat replacement technologies. It also deals with world-wide trends and scenarios in terms of regulations and trans fat replacement solutions.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 trans Fats Chemistry, Structure, and Functionality
Dharma R. Kodali

Chapter 2 Natural versus Industrial Trans Fatty Acids
Frédéric Destaillats, Ye Flora Wang, and David J. Baer

Chapter 3 FDA Food Labeling Regulations for trans Fat
Vincent de Jesus

Chapter 4 Nutritional Aspects of Trans Fatty Acids
Ingeborg A. Brouwer and Anne J. Wanders

Chapter 5 Application of Gas Chromatography and Infrared Spectroscopy for the Determination of the Total trans Fatty Acid, Saturated Fatty Acid, Monounsaturated Fatty Acid, and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Contents in Edible Fats and Oils
Magdi M. Mossoba, Cynthia Tyburczy, Pierluigi Delmonte, Ali Reza Fardin-Kia, Jeanne I. Rader, Hormoz Azizian, and John K.G. Kramer

Chapter 6 Processing Solutions: Fractionation and Blended Oils
Gerald P. McNeill

Chapter 7 High-Oleic Oils and Their Uses for trans Fat Replacement in North America
Linsen Liu

Chapter 8 Latest Developments in Chemical and Enzymatic Interesterification for Commodity Oils and Specialty Fats
Véronique Gibon and Marc Kellens

Chapter 9 Enzymatic Interesterification
Hong Zhang and Prakash Adhikari

Chapter 10 Structured Emulsions and Edible Oleogels as Solutions to trans Fat
Alexander K. Zetzl and Alejandro G. Marangoni

Chapter 11 trans Fat Replacements Solutions for Frying and Baking Applications, Shortenings, Margarines, and Spreads
G.R. List

Chapter 12 trans Fats Replacement Solutions in North America
G.R. List

Chapter 13 trans Fats Replacement Solutions in Europe
Leendert Wesdorpt

Chapter 14 trans Fats Replacement Solutions in South America
Jane Mara Block and Maria Lidia Herrera

Chapter 15 trans Fats Replacement Solutions in China 
Jingyi Zhang, Prakash Adhikari, Tiankui Yang, Shuhua Xia, Peng Hu, Yuanrong Jiang, and Xuebing Xu

Chapter 16 trans Fats Replacement Solutions in Japan
Toshiharu Arishima and Haruyasu Kida

Chapter 17 trans Fats Replacement Solutions in India
R.B.N. Prasad and K. D. Yadav

Chapter 18 trans Fats Replacement Solutions in Malaysia
Teng Kim-Tiu, Sivaruby Kanagaratnam, and Kalanithi Nesaretnam

Chapter 19 trans Fats Replacement in Australia and New Zealand
Amy Logan and Chakra Wijesundera