Patent ID: 8048336

Claim:
A polymerizable cholesteric liquid crystal composition that comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a polymerizable ester compound (1) having a residue of a hydrolysate of γ-oryzanol (A) and having a ring structure, a polymerizable ester compound (2) having a residue of a hydrolysate of γ-oryzanol (A) and having no ring structures, and a polymerizable ester compound (3) having a residue of a hydrogenated product of γ-oryzanol, wherein the γ-oryzanol (A) is a mixture containing at least one of ferulic acid esters of plant sterols and at least one of ferulic acid esters of triterpene alcohols, and the hydrolysate of γ-oryzanol (A) is a mixture containing at least one of plant sterols and at least one of triterpene alcohols.