Plant sterols
Examples of Plant Sterols
There are a number of plant sterols including beta sitosterol, stigmasterol,
campesterol, and brassicasterol. Certain herbs have a high concentration of
phytosterols, for instance, saw palmetto. Plants are not the only ones that
contain sterols. Many fish and crustaceans also have a good amount of sterols.
For instance, molluscs, such as oysters, contain a number of different sterols
with cholesterol present as the major sterol. trans-22-Dehydrocholesterol,
brassicasterol, 24-methylenecholesterol, and campesterol.
Plant sterols cholesterol
plant sterol
plant sterols and sterolins
plant sterols and cholesterol
plant sterol esters