SHORT-TERM SATIATING EFFECT OF THE FAT REPLACER SUCROSE POLYESTER (SPE) IN MAN

The effects of different amounts of the non-absorbable fat replacer su crose polyester (SPE), water, and fat added to six warm preload lunche s on feelings of appetite and food intake were investigated in two stu dies that were replicates of each other, In the first study thirty-nin e subjects consumed rice preloads; in the second study thirty-five sub jects consumed macaroni preloads, The sis preloads were fixed on three energy levels: 1.8, 2.7, or 3.7 MJ, At 2 h after preload consumption a test-meal buffet of thirty-one products was presented, Food intake w as recorded on the study day, and the day after the study day, For wom en no energy compensation occurred in either study, Men showed a tende ncy to compensate for the energy differences between the preloads, How ever, when the fat of the preloads was replaced by SPE, energy compens ation was less than 50% and non-significant. Statistically significant energy compensation (66%) was found when fat was replaced hy water, N o macronutrient-specific compensation occurred in men or women in eith er study, Lower total fat and energy intakes were found with the prelo ads where fat was replaced by SPE compared with the preloads containin g fat, The appetite ratings mere in line with the energy intake values , with no differences in women, and higher appetite ratings after the lower energy preloads in men, This short-term study indicates that SPE may be a useful aid to reduce fat and energy intakes.