7th Grade Honors Science
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Tuesday 12/12/06
What was done?
What was collected?
What was assigned?
Daily Science Fact
Olestra is a fat substitute. It is found in a number of snack foods, from potato chips to frozen desserts. In these products, you'll find it in the ingredient list under its brand name, Olean.
- We continued the "Design Yer Genes" activity.
What was collected?
- Nothing.
What was assigned?
- Finish DNA model.
Daily Science Fact
Olestra is a fat substitute. It is found in a number of snack foods, from potato chips to frozen desserts. In these products, you'll find it in the ingredient list under its brand name, Olean.
Chemists create olestra by combining two naturally occurring substances, sucrose and vegetable oil, to form a molecule that is not found anywhere in nature. Yet the resulting synthetic molecule tastes just like real fats do! Fat is what makes candy bars and french fries so filling (and fattening). With olestra, you get the taste of the fat without any of the calories of the fat, because your body has no way to digest olestra.
posted by Mr. Kang at 2:52 PM
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