Patent ID: 6391370
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: A23C,A23D,A23L,A23V

Abstract:
A plant sterol-emulsifier dispersion suitable for incorporation into food products, said plant sterol-emulsifier dispersion comprising a mixture of about 1 to about 80 percent of an plant sterol-emulsifier blend and about 20 to about 99 percent of an edible oil, wherein the plant sterol-emulsifier blend comprises about 75 to about 99.9 percent of a plant sterol and about 0.1 to about 25 percent of an emulsifier, wherein the mixture is micromilled at, or close to, or below ambient temperatures to form the plant sterol-emulsifier dispersion having an average particle size of about 1 to about 40 microns and wherein the plant sterol-emulsifier dispersion can be incorporated into food products in an amount effective to reduce serum cholesterol levels in a human consuming the food products without adversely modifying the texture of the food products.