Microparticulated protein product
Microparticulated protein productMicroparticulated protein is a fat replacer: protein reduced to particles small enough that the tongue reads them as fat rather than as protein. It was sold as Simplesse and used in low-fat ice cream.
Where it is and isn’t permitted
| Jurisdiction | Status | Scope and limits | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Permitted | 21 CFR 184.1498retrieved 2026-09-07 | |
| Codex Alimentarius | Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited. |
What it is made from
Made by heating and shearing whey or egg white protein into microscopic spheres. The starting protein is dairy or egg.
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- May raise a kosher question
Every name it appears under
1 recorded name. A label may use any of them.
As it appears in regulation
- Microparticulated protein product
Hazard reference values
No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.
Evidence and how bodies read it
Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.
Sources for this page
- ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07
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