1. Phytosterols have strong anti-inflammatory effects on the human body. They can inhibit the body's absorption of cholesterol, promote the degradation and metabolism of cholesterol, and inhibit the biochemical synthesis of cholesterol.
2. It is used to prevent and treat coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, and has obvious effects on the treatment of ulcers, skin squamous cell carcinoma, and cervical cancer
; it can promote wound healing. , promote muscle hyperplasia and enhance capillary circulation; it can also be used as an inhibitor of gallstone formation.
3. Phytosterols are also important raw materials for the production of steroid drugs and vitamin D3. The U.S. FDA has made specific instructions on the correct labeling of plant sterol esters and plant stanol esters respectively. Phytosterol esters can be labeled as follows: "Each serving of food contains at least 0.65g of phytosterol esters and should be combined with other low saturated fatty acids per day. , taken twice with a low-cholesterol meal, and the total daily dosage is no less than 1.3g of phytosterol esters, which can reduce the incidence of heart disease
4. Phytosterols have high permeability to the skin. It can maintain moisture on the skin surface, promote skin metabolism, inhibit skin inflammation, prevent sunburn erythema and skin aging, and has the effects of hair growth and hair care. It can be used as a W/O emulsifier for the production of creams. It has the characteristics of good feeling of use (good spreadability, smoothness and non-stickiness), good durability, and not easy to deteriorate.
Various food phytosterol content: /100g
Food Source Sterol. Content（mg）
per100g of Food Source
Rice Bran oil Rice bran oil 1190
Corn oil Corn oil 968
Sesame seeds Sesame oil 714
Safflower oil 444
Soybean oil 250
Olive oil 221
Peanuts 220
p>Italian salad dressing Italian salad dressing 121
Garbanzo beans Chickpeas 35
Bananas Bananas 16
Carrots 12
< p>Tomatoes tomatoes 17