LIPID EMULSION FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

摘要

An oil-in-water emulsion suitable for direct human consumption as a dietary supplement and for adding to food products, including functional foods, comprises a triglyceride oil having a solid fat content in the range of ambient to body temperature, galactolipid, an a cholesterol-lowering amount of a sterol of vegetable origin selected from phytosterol, phytostanol, campesterol, campestanol, ester of phytosterol, ester of phytostannol, ester of campesterol, ester of campestanol, and their mixtures. An oil-in-water emulsion comprises a triglyceride oil having a solid fat content in the range of ambient to body temperature, galactolipid, a cholesterol-lowering amount of a sterol of vegetable origin selected from phytosterol, phytostanol, campesterol, campestanol, ester of phytosterol, ester of phytostannol, ester of campesterol, ester of campestanol, and their mixtures, and water. Also disclosed is a food product or dietary supplement comprising the emulsion, a method of producing the emulsion and uses of the emulsion.