Raisio Nutrition Ltd

Raisio Benecol Oy

Leena Koponen

Päivi Kuusisto

Ritva Lahtinen

Ingmar Wester

Jari Ekblom

Anniina Honkanen

Timo Suominen

Sami Kaatrasalo

Ville Nieminen

Jouni Niemela

Paeivi Kuusisto

Paivi Kuusisto

Jouni NiemelÄ

The invention relates to a process for recovering sterols and a fraction rich in fatty acids and resin acids from tall oil pitch, said process comprising a) saponifying the tall oil pitch with an alkali to hydrolyse esters included in the pitch to free alcohols and organic acids in salt form, b) acidulating the saponified pitch with a mineral acid to convert the organic acids in salt form into free organic acids and to form an organic phase and an aqueous phase; wherein mineral acid is provided in an amount to produce an aqueous phase with a pH value of at most 3.8, c) separating the aqueous phase with a pH value of at most 3.8 from the organic phase, d) evaporation fractionating the organic phase in a thin film evaporator to obtain a distillate rich in fatty acids and resin acids and a bottom fraction rich in sterols, e) evaporation fractionating the bottom fraction to obtain a distillate rich in sterols, and f) subjecting the sterols in the sterol-rich distillate to crystallisation purification, wherein the process excludes a step of adding alkali between step c) and step d).

Process for isolation of sterols and a fraction rich in fatty acids and resin acids

The invention relates to a capsule consisting of a shell and a filling, which contains plant sterol ester and/or plant stanol ester and emulsifier. The capsule is suitable for lowering serum LDL cholesterol level.

Cholesterol lowering capsules

A beverage including protein, plant sterol ester and/or plant stanol ester, a fruit and/or vegetable preparation, and a stabilizer.

Beverage lowering serum cholesterol

The present invention relates to edible products with masked bitter, sour and/or astringent taste. The new products comprise a sweetening agent and from 0.2 to 25% by weight plant sterol ester, wherein the amount of sweetening agent is reduced as compared to a regular product.

Edible product with masked bitter, sour and/or astringent taste

The invention relates to a stable beverage comprising at least one texture component selected from the group consisting of unhomogenised vegetable puree, fruit pulp and fruit puree, optionally unhomogenised vegetable juice and/or fruit juice, optionally homogenised vegetable material and/or fruit material, and a plant sterol ester and/or plant stanol ester in an amount of from 0.2 to 25% by weight of the beverage. Additionally the invention relates to a method for preparing the stable beverage.

Beverage and a method for preparation thereof

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Raisio, Finland

Leena Koponen