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Descriptor English: Fat Substitutes
Descriptor Spanish: Sustitutos de Grasa
Descriptor sustitutos de la grasa
Entry term(s) grasas artificiales
Scope note: Compuestos que se utilizan en los alimentos o en su preparación para reemplazar las grasas alimentarias. Pueden tener su origen en carbohidratos, proteínas o grasas. Los sustitutos de las grasas suelen tener menos calorías pero aportan la misma textura que las grasas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Substitutos da Gordura
Descriptor French: Substituts de matières grasses
Entry term(s): Artificial Fat
Artificial Fats
Fat Substitute
Fat, Artificial
Fats, Artificial
Substitute, Fat
Substitutes, Fat
Tree number(s): D27.720.372.300.350
G07.203.300.514.500.350
J02.500.514.500.350
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019358
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: coordinate with specific substitute if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Dietary Proteins (1994-1996)
Proteins (1990-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 97; FAT SUBSTITUTES was indexed under DIETARY PROTEINS 1994-96 & PROTEINS 1990-93
Online Note: use FAT SUBSTITUTES (NM) to search FAT SUBSTITUTES 1990-96
History Note: 97; was FAT SUBSTITUTES (NM) 1990-96
DeCS ID: 33088
Unique ID: D019358
NLM Classification: QU 86
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2017/06/28
Fat Substitutes - Preferred
Concept UI M0028813
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Fat Substitutes
Entry term(s) Artificial Fat
Artificial Fats
Fat Substitute
Fat, Artificial
Fats, Artificial
Substitute, Fat
Substitutes, Fat



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