CHEWING GUM COMPOSITION CONTAINING PLANT STEROL FOR DECREASE OF FLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS AND PREVENTION OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE

摘要

Disclosed is a chewing gum composition containing plant sterols, having 0.01-10.0 wt % of plant sterol which functions to decrease a user's cholesterol level and to prevent periodontal diseases. The gum composition comprises a nanomilled plant sterol-emulsifier dispersion including 30.0-80.0 wt % of plant sterol, and 20.0-70.0 wt % of at least one emulsifier selected from the group consisting of sucrose fatty acid ester, sorbitan fatty acid ester, polysorbate, polyglycerol fatty acid, propylene glycerol fatty acid, and polyglycerin fatty acid ester, mixed, melted and stirred at high rates together. Therefore, the gum composition is effective in decreasing blood cholesterol level in humans and preventing periodontal diseases when being chewed, by increasing bioavailability of the nanomilled dispersion and reducing the amount of the plant sterol.