Some consumers today are health conscious and most of them prefer low fat or foods having low fat ingredients. Some basic ingredients don't have, so they're looking for a substitution available in the market.
Here are the lists of needed ingredient and their low fat substitutes:
FATS & OILS
Butter and/or Margarine
Reduce-calorie margarine or margarine made with safflower, soybean, corn, canola, or peanut oil; reduced-calorie stick margarine in baked products
Mayonnaise
Nonfat, reduced-calorie, or low-fat mayonnaise
Oil
Safflower, soybean, corn, canola, or peanut oil in reduced amount
Salad Dressing
Nonfat or oil-free dressing
Shortening
Soybean, corn, canola, or peanut oil in amount reduced by one-third
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Sour Cream
Low-fat or nonfat sour cream; low-fat or nonfat yogurt
Whipping Cream
Chilled evaporated skimmed milk
American, Cheddar, Colby, Edam, Swiss
Cheeses with 5 grams of fat or less per ounce like reduced-fat and part-skim cheeses
Cottage Cheese
Nonfat or 1% low-fat cottage cheese
Cream Cheese
Nonfat or light process cream cheese; Neufchatel cheese
Ricotta Cheese
Nonfat, light, or part-skim ricotta cheese
Milk, Whole or 2%
Skim milk; 1/2% milk; 1% milk
Ice Cream
Nonfat or low-fat frozen yogurt; nonfat or low-fat ice cream; sherbet; sorbet
MEATS, POULTRY & EGGS
Bacon
Canadian bacon; turkey bacon; lean ham
Beef, Veal, Lamb, Pork
Chicken, turkey, or lean cuts of meat trimmed of all visible fat
Ground Beef
Extra-lean or ultra lean ground beef; ground turkey
Luncheon Meat
Skinned, sliced turkey or chicken breast; lean ham; lean roast beef
Poultry
Skinned poultry
Tuna Packed In Oil
Tuna packed in water
Turkey, Self Basting
Turkey basted with fat-free broth
Egg, Whole
2 egg whites or 1/4 cup fat-free egg substitute
MISCELLANEOUS
Fudge Sauce
Fat-free fudge sauce or chocolate syrup
Nuts
One-third to one-half less, toasted
Soups, Canned
99% fat-free or reduced-fat, reduced-sodium condensed cream soups