2023-08-07
Plant sterol ester cws
Plant sterol esters are prepared by esterification or transesterification of plant sterols with fatty acids. Sterol esters can be converted into sterols and fatty acids in the human body, so their functions include the physiological functions of plant sterols and fatty acids, which are good in absorption, stability, and application fields.
Plant sterols are insoluble in water and have limited solubility in the oil phase, which limits their application. For many years, people have been trying to modify plant sterols to expand their application range. Since the early 1990s, foreign countries have been exploring ways to apply plant sterols, and have developed various plant sterol products through purification and modification. Esterification of plant sterols into sterol esters is one of the important modification methods. The esterification product sterol esters can be applied in dairy products, functional foods, pharmaceuticals, oils, and cosmetics, while reducing the use of emulsifiers. Most foods can be added with phytosterol esters to improve nutritional value without affecting the original texture of the food, which expands the application range of phytosterol esters.
Plant sterol