Use of mesophase-stabilized compositions for delivery of cholesterol-reducing sterols and stanols in food products
CA 2298877 A1 · Owner: Miller, Miranda · Inventors: Miller, Miranda; Akashe, Ahmad
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Plant sterols and plant sterol esters have been shown to be cholesterolreducing, agents in human serum. In the present invention plant sterols, plant stanols, plant, sterol esters and plant stanol esters are incorporated into mouthfeelenhancing, texture-building and composition-stabilizing compositions which are mesophasestabilized, compositions for use in low-fat fat-free and triglyceride-free food products. Such, compositions may be incorporated into food products resulting in low-fat fat-, free and, triglyceride-free food products which may be used to deliver a recommended daily, dosage of the cholesterol-reducing compounds to segments of the population which, must limit it's …
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