What Is a Plant Stanol?

Phytosterol ester is a health product for high cholesterol and high blood lipid groups.

Phytosterol esters

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Phytosterol ester is a health product for high cholesterol and high blood lipid groups.

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Chinese name

Phytosterol esters

Latin name or English name

Plant Stanol Ester

Announcement of phytosterol esters as new food ingredients (National Health and Family Planning Commission, No. 10, 2014) ^[1]

Basic Information		Source: Steroids from vegetable or tarot oils and fatty acid methyl esters from vegetable oils Structural formula: Molecular formula: C 47 H 84 O 2 Molecular weight: 681.2
Brief description of production process	Plant sterols are converted into phytosterols by a saturation process. The phytosterols are esterified with fatty acid methyl esters to produce phytosterol esters, which are produced by cleaning, bleaching, and deodorizing.
Consumption	<5 g / day
Quality requirements	Phytosterols> 55% Phytosterols <5% Free fatty acids <0.1% Loss on drying <0.1%
Other situations that need explanation	1. Pregnant women and children under 5 years of age are not suitable for consumption, and the labels and instructions should indicate unsuitable groups. 2. Health and safety indicators should meet the relevant standards in China.