Food additive that was included in Time's 50 Worst Inventions

• Ersatz fat
• Pseudo fat
• Substitute approved by the FDA in 1996
• Fat substitute found in Lay's Light potato chips
• Fat-free cooking oil
• Ingredient in some fat-free food
• Food fat substitute
• Faux fat in some chips
• Brand of faux fat

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Olestra (also known by its brand name Olean ) is a fat substitute that adds no fat, calories, or cholesterol to products. It has been used in the preparation of otherwise high-fat foods such as potato chips , thereby lowering or eliminating their fat content. ...