METHOD FOR DISPERSING PLANT STEROL IN AQUEOUS PHASE AND PLANT STEROL-DISPERSED BEVERAGES

摘要

PURPOSE: Provided are a dispersion of plant sterol in which plant sterol micelles are formed with a size of several hundreds of nanometers and a beverage containing the dispersion. CONSTITUTION: The method for dispersing plant sterol comprises the steps of: thermally melting an admixture of plant sterol and an emulsifier at 60 to 200 deg. C; admixing the molten mixture to an aqueous beverage or an emulsifier-containing aqueous beverage; and stirring the admixture at a high speed to give a dispersion of plant sterol in the beverage.