Raisio Nutrition Ltd

Raisio Benecol Oy

Ritva Lahtinen

Ingmar Wester

Päivi Kuusisto

Jari Ekblom

Leena Koponen

Anniina Honkanen

Leena Frilander-Poikonen

Paeivi Kuusisto

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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Turku, Finland

Ritva Lahtinen