method for the manufacture of rasvasegu beta sitosterol, rasvasegu containing beta sitosterol, its use and method of beta sitosterol in foodstuffs

摘要

A method for producing a fatty blend of beta-sitosterol, or of beta-sitosterol and beta-sitostanol, which is useful for lowering the serum total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels which method includes forming a mixture by dissolving 0.5-80 wt % of a starting material containing beta-sitosterol, or beta-sitosterol and beta-sitostanol, in 5-90 wt % of oil or fat, or mixtures thereof, by heating at a temperature of 80-140° C. until the starting material containing beta-sitosterol or beta-sitosterol and beta-sitostanol is dissolved; cooling the mixture to a temperature of 40-80° C.; during the cooling adding 5-30 wt % of water with a temperature essentially similar to that of the mixture to the mixture, and agitating the mixture and the water to form a homogeneous and stable dispersion of the mixture in the water, wherein the starting material containing beta-sitosterol or beta-sitosterol and beta-sitostanol is partly dissolved and/or microcrystalline form. A composition made by the method can be mixed into ingredients of food products. Serum total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels can be lowered by administration of the composition.