DEFINITION

Plant Stanol Esters consists mainly of the fatty acid esters of plant sitostanol (24-ethylcholestan-3β-ol) and plant campestanol (24-methylcholestan-3β-ol). The sum of campestanol and sitostanol is NLT 56% (w/w). It is produced from esterification of plant stanols with fatty acids from rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, soybean oil, and their blends. It can be a liquid or solid depending on the temperature and on the fatty acids with which plant stanols are esterified. A suitable antioxidant may be added.