| 1. | Look for other spreads using stanol ester to be on supermarket shelves soon.
|
| 2. | People consume small amounts of naturally occurring stanol esters every day, she says.
|
| 3. | Benecol spreads are made with plant stanol ester, which comes from wood pulp extract.
|
| 4. | Raisio said it retains exclusive rights to manufacture the stanol ester, required in making Benecol.
|
| 5. | Stanol ester is flavorless and odorless.
|
| 6. | Raisio said it retains exclusive rights to manufacture stanol ester, which is required in making Benecol.
|
| 7. | Stanol ester is often added to rapeseed oil based margarine or other foods for its health benefits.
|
| 8. | If long-term storage is required, plant stanol esters are typically refrigerated in solid form.
|
| 9. | Similar to sterol esters and stanol esters, stigmastanol inhibits the absorption of cholesterol from the diet.
|
| 10. | Company officials said that salad dressings containing stanol esters and other products will be introduced sometime next year.
|