Process for the production of stanol esters

摘要

The invention concerns a process for the preparation of stanol fatty acid esters mixtures by interesterification of stanol fatty acid esters starting material, of which at least 50% of the fatty acid groups are saturated, with fatty acid mixtures containing at least 35%, and preferably at least 45%, of poly unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) groups, and wherein preferably the hardening of sterol fatty acid esters. The sterol fatty acid esters are preferably prepared by the esterification of phytosterols with a fatty acid ester mixture comprising at least 70% of C18 fatty acids, all steps can be carried out in the absence of a solvent. Also claimed are food products comprising the stanol fatty acid esters obtained by the process.