High Quality Natural Plant Extract Phytosterol 95%

What are phytosterols?

Plant sterols, recognized as nutraceuticals ingredients and commonly found in Dietary Supplements and Food additives, are functional constituents that naturally occur in both a free state or conjugated with fatty acids and sugars, abundantly distributed within the cell membranes of diverse plant life, including vegetables, fruits, and industrial crops like soybeans and rapeseed.

These compounds, also referred to as phytosterols, consist of subclasses such as 4-methyl-free sterols, 4-methyl-sterols, and 4,4'-dimethyl-sterols, with Β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, and rapeseed sterol being key examples among the 4-methyl-free sterols category. The structure of plant sterols closely resembles that of animal sterols, differing primarily by the number of methyl groups attached at position c-4 and variations in their c-11 side chains – these subtle structural disparities lead to distinct physiological functions.

As non-saponifiable components of plant oils, plant sterols can be extracted as valuable by-products during the manufacturing process of Nutrient Supplements like vitamin E from industrial soybean and rapeseed oilseed. Alternatively, they can be sourced from the non-saponifiable fraction obtained in the production of rice bran oil. After extraction, these intermediates undergo refinement processes to yield high-quality plant sterol products that serve multiple applications across health supplements, food fortification, and Pharmaceutical industries.

What are the physiological functions of plant sterols?

Plant sterols are an active ingredient in plants that have many benefits for human health. Studies have found that plant sterols can reduce blood cholesterol, prevent prostate hypertrophy, inhibit tumor, inhibit mammary gland hyperplasia and regulate immunity. Statistically, the higher the dietary intake of plant sterols, the lower the risk of heart disease and other chronic diseases.

Many international organizations and scholars have recommended the intake of foods high in plant sterols to reduce the occurrence of chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease. Plant sterols are compounds found naturally in plants that block the absorption of cholesterol by the small intestine. Although plant sterols are found in many vegetables and vegetable oils, the amount of plant sterols most people consume through a normal diet is very small.

What are the functions of phytosterols?

Anticancer effects: Studies have shown that the intake of glusterol, stigmosterol and canola oil sterol is negatively correlated with the development of gastric cancer. Japanese people who eat high vegetable fats have a lower incidence of breast cancer, while Western people who eat high animal fats have a higher incidence of breast cancer. And because Asian men consume a lot of plant sterols in their daily lives, they have a lower incidence of prostate cancer than Westerners who eat a lot of animal cholesterol. The anticancer mechanism of plant sterols has been studied extensively. However, the specific mechanism of plant sterols is not clear. The possible mechanism is the effect of plant sterols on cell membrane, cell signal transduction pathway, cell apoptosis and immune response.

Prevention and treatment of prostate diseases: Adjusting diet is an important way to prevent and cure prostate diseases. The study found that plant sterols improved urinary symptoms in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia compared to a placebo group, with the same effect as finasteride (a drug used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia).

Other effects: Sterols can reduce the level of C-reactive protein in the body. Plant sterols also have antioxidant effects, replacing cholesterol in human keratinized cell membrane with gluten sterols. Studies on the effects of gluten sterols on the production of lipid peroxides in cells mediated by ultraviolet light have found that gluten sterols can reduce lipid peroxides by 30%. Plant sterols also have anti-inflammatory, antiviral, regulating hormones in the body and regulating metabolism.

How do you get phytosterols?

Food source: According to the determination, all plant foods contain plant sterols, but the higher content is plant oils, beans, nuts, etc., although the plant sterols content in cereals, fruits, vegetables is relatively low, but due to the daily consumption of large, but also provide a lot of plant sterols for human beings.

What are the applications of phytosterols?

Margarine, healthy vegetable oil, juice, etc.