As a consumer, you can only buy olestra in savory snacks, not as a separate cooking oil. (I suppose that if you are a savory snack food manufacturer, you could negotiate a deal with Procter %26amp; Gamble to buy olestra for use in making fat-free savory snacks.)
A recent article explains the limitations on olestra. In particular:
';In 1996, following an eight-year review, the FDA approved Olestra, a cooking oil that adds no fat or calories to food. ... But they only allowed its use in chips, crackers, and other 'savory snacks,' though Olestra can also be used instead of margarine, lard, butter, and oils in frying, baking, and saut茅ing. ...
Not only has the FDA rejected overtures for wider use of the fat substitute, but the agency continues to require labels on foods containing Olestra warning of possible gastrointestinal symptoms ....';
';The Drug Bureaucracy';, by Henry I. Miller (February 3, 2003)
National Review Online
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/co鈥?/a>
So, although one might think that olestra would be available to the general public as a cooking oil, it is not. If the situation
changes, you will probably be able to read about it on Olean's web
site http://www.olean.com/Where can i go and buy olean cooking oil?
You can't find Olean in stores. I use Enova to cook with. Here's a link that tells more about the product.
Find Cooking oil in 'PUT YOUR TOWN HERE ' Online Local Search
www.local.com
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