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RE: TIL: Pringles Aren’t Actually Potato Chips
I always thought they had a weird texture! I also seem to remember in the late 1990s or early 2000s they trialled that fake fat substitute called Olean. Whatever happened to that?
I remember Olean! They probably discovered it causes cancer and quietly withdrew it from the market.
Weird the wikipedia entry doesn't really point to anything damning. In fact the last part has some indications it could be used to treat certain types of neurotoxic conditions. It also suggests you can still buy products which contain it. I think the side effect of steatorrhea may well be the main reason then since it is just really unpleasant .
It actually made us feel good for eating potato chips because it was fat free!
It wasn't fat free though if I remember correctly - they replaced a third of the fat with the olestra/olean but yes the way they sold it was guilt free snacking.
You're probably right. It was several years back.
Yes or I seem to have some inkling that it may have had some liver and or pancreatic issues but it is a very hazy memory. For a while it was in so many snack foods.