Plant Sterols

Hazard level: No known concerns

What is Plant Sterols?

Sterols derived from plant oils and seeds, used in fortified spreads.

Is Plant Sterols safe?

Plant Sterols has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 1 of 12,013 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: EFSA

Also known as

Plant Sterols is also known as phytosterols, plant sterols, φυτικές στανόλες, φυτικές στερόλες — these all refer to the same ingredient.

plant sterols phytosterols φυτικές στανόλες φυτικές στερόλες

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Products containing Plant Sterols

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