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Phytosterols in edible oil: Distribution, analysis and variation during processing

Grain & Oil Science and Technology, 2021
Phytosterols, which are naturally occurring in plants, have excellent nutritional and health values on lowering both the blood cholesterol level and the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Xiao-Wei Chen
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Phytosterols: Physiological Functions and Potential Application

Foods
Dietary intake of natural substances to regulate physiological functions is currently regarded as a potential way of promoting health. As one of the recommended dietary ingredients, phytosterols that are natural bioactive compounds distributed in plants ...
Mingyue Shen, Jian-Hua Xie, Wang Xufeng   +2 more
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Effects of Dietary Phytosterol Supplementation on the Productive Performance, Egg Quality, Length of Small Intestine, and Tibia Quality in Aged Laying Hens

Animals, 2023
This study aimed at investigating the effects of phytosterols on the productive performance, egg quality, length of small intestine, and tibia quality in aged laying hens. A total of 960 Dawu Jinfeng commercial laying hens (75 weeks of age) were randomly
Xiangyu Xiao, Yucheng Zhu, Bohua Deng, Jiaojiao Wang, Shiyi Shi, Shaoshuai Wang, Xiaoqing Han, Ling Zhao, Tongxing Song   +8 more
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The Bioavailability and Biological Activities of Phytosterols as Modulators of Cholesterol Metabolism

Molecules, 2022
Phytosterols are natural sterols widely found in plants that have a variety of physiological functions, and their role in reducing cholesterol absorption has garnered much attention.
Xiang Li, Yan Xin, Yuqian Mo, Pavel Marozik, Taiping He, Honghui Guo   +5 more
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Microencapsulation as a Tool for the Formulation of Functional Foods: The Phytosterols’ Case Study

Foods, 2020
Hypercholesterolemia, which is an increase in total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) serum cholesterol, is an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases.
Roberta Tolve, Nazarena Cela, Nicola Condelli, Maria Di Cairano, Marisa C. Caruso, Fernanda Galgano   +5 more
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Property of Phytosterols and Development of Its Containing Mayonnaise-Type Dressing

Foods, 2022
Phytosterols are functional ingredients with known efficacy and safety. Phytosterols are found as free sterols or as their esters with fatty acids. Although phytosterol esters are soluble in oil and have been used in many commercial foods, it has been ...
Ryosuke Matsuoka
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Effects of phytosterols supplementation on growth performance and intestinal microflora of yellow-feather broilers

Poultry Science, 2020
This research investigated effects of dietary phytosterols supplementation on growth performance and cecal gut microflora in yellow-feather broilers. A total of 360 yellow-feather broilers (1-day-old) were randomly assigned to 3 treatment groups: control
Xin Feng, Hui Zhu, Bodong Chen, Cui Zhu, Li Gong, Zhiyong Hu, Huihua Zhang   +6 more
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Hydrophilic phytosterol derivatives: A short review on structural modifications, cholesterol-lowering activity and safety

Grain & Oil Science and Technology, 2022
Phytosterols have received extensive attention owing to their excellent cholesterol-lowering activity and the role in cardiovascular diseases prevention.
Yuyuan Hu, Chuanguo Ma, Xiaowei Chen, Ge Bai, Shujing Guo   +4 more
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Phytosterols Content in Vegetable Oils of Brazil: Coconut, Safflower, Linseed and Evening Primrose [PDF]

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2020
In the last years phytosterols, natural components of plants, have received more attention due to association of their consumption with reducing risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
Simone Alves da Silva, Geni Rodrigues Sampaio, Elizabeth Aparecida Ferraz da Silva Torres   +2 more
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Phytosterols partially explain differences in cholesterol metabolism caused by corn or olive oil feeding

Journal of Lipid Research, 1998
To examine whether phytosterols in polyunsaturated oils account for their differential action on lipid metabolism compared with monounsaturated oils, 16 normolipidemic individuals consumed three 10-day experimental diets containing corn oil (high in ...
Tanya J. Howell, Diane E. MacDougall, Peter J.H. Jones   +2 more
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