Salatrim

Prepared at the 59th JECFA (2002) and published in FNP 52 Add 10 (2002), superseding specifications prepared at the 49th JECFA (1997),
published in FNP 52 Add 5 (1997). The safety evaluation of salatrim could not be completed at the 59th JECFA.
DEFINITION Salatrim is the acronym for short- and long-chain acyl triglyceride molecules. Salatrim is prepared by non-enzymatic inter-esterification of
triacetin, tripropionin, tributyrin, or their mixtures with hydrogenated canola, soybean, cottonseed, or sunflower oil. Triglycerides with three short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) are removed in the process. Stearic acid is the predominant long-chain fatty acid (LCFA).
Assay Not less than 87% triglycerides. Not less than 90% of the triglycerides with a SCFA-to-LCFA mole ratio in the range 0.5-2.0. Not more than 70% by weight of saturated LCFA.

DESCRIPTION Clear, slightly amber liquid to a light-coloured waxy solid at room temperature. Free of particulate matter and of foreign or rancid odour.
FUNCTIONAL USES Reduced-energy fat and oil replacement