233 results about "Phytosterol esters" patented technology

The invention provides a blend oil, a preparation method and application thereof. The blend oil, counted in 100 parts by weight, comprises 0.1-5 parts of phytosterol ester, 0.01-5 parts of microalgae DHA and 90-99.8 parts of other oil components; the other oil components are sorted from three or more than three of soybean oil, colza oil, maize oil, sunflower oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, tea seed soil, palm oil, cottonseed oil, rice bran oil, olive oil, safflower oil, linseed oil, cannabis oil, pig tallow, beef tallow, or microalgae oil.

A novel oil composition comprises an interesterified structured lipid component, the component being an interesterifcation reaction product of an amount of a medium chain triglyceride, an amount of a long chain domestic oil, and an amount of a conjugated linoleic acid material. The structured lipid component can be used in edible oil compositions. The oil compositions advantageously can contain an amount of a phytosterol ester component, up to about 12 weight percent of the total composition. The oil compositions disclosed herein have good stability and also have other properties useful for an edible oil composition.

A composition of at least one diacylglycerol and at least one phytosterol and / or phytostanol ester dissolved or dispersed in an edible oil and / or edible fat, and further optionally containing monoglycerides. Phytosterol esters may be beta-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol and brassicasterol esters. Phytostanol esters may be stigmasterol, campestanol and sitostanol. The phytosterol and / or phytostanol esters are preferably esters of C14-C22, preferably C16-C18 saturated or unsaturated fatty acids, particularly oleic, linoleic, linolenic, palmitic and stearic acids. The diacylglycerol(s) are preferably 1,3-di-fatty acyl glycerol(s). A process for preparing compositions enriched with triacylglycerol(s) and phytosterol and / or phytostanol esters of mainly unsaturated fatty acid(s) or of mainly saturated fatty acid(s). Dietary food supplements and alimentary products derived from the above compositions.

The invention relates to a method for effectively synthesizing phytosterol ester, belonging to the technical fields of food, medicine and cosmetics. The method has the technical scheme that the high-purity phytosterol ester is synthesized by the steps of directly mixing phytosterol and fatty acid, adding biocatalyst and organic solvent for reaction at the temperature of 35-55 DEG C for 24-96h, and controlling the water activity of a reaction system to be 0.1-0.9. By adopting a biological method to prepare the phytosterol ester, the method has high-efficiency and green processing technique, safety and high conversion rate, and the obtained product has the functional characteristics of reducing cholesterol, preventing and curing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, antioxidation and the like, so that the invention can be widely applied to multiple fields such as food, medicine, cosmetics and the like.

The invention relates to a method for preparing fatty acid phytosterol esters, which comprises the following step of: esterifying fatty acid and phytosterol in the presence of one or more catalysts such as alumina, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum salt (such as aluminum chloride, aluminum sulfate, aluminum silicate and the like), oxide of other elements in IIIA family, phosphorus pentoxide, phosphoric acid, phosphate (such as sodium dihydrogen phosphate, dipotassium phosphate and the like), a molecular sieve and silica gel in effective catalysis amount. The invention also relates to the fatty acid phytosterol esters prepared by the method, and foods, soft capsules and cosmetics containing the phytosterol esters.

The invention relates to a preparation method of sterol ester and in particular relates to an enzymatic synthesis method of phytosterol ester / phytostanol ester by utilizing ultrasonic enhancement. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps: 1) preparing a heterogeneous enzyme reaction system: weighing the phytosterol ester / phytostanol ester and fatty acid at a molar ratio of 1:(1.2-2), adding a reaction solvent, and adding enzyme and a molecular sieve; 2) performing enzymatic esterification with ultrasonic assistance: immersing an ultrasonic probe in a reaction solution, opening an ultrasonic wave generator, constantly radiating with ultrasonic wave for 0.5 to 3 hours under mechanical stirring, and continuously reacting for 4 to 10 hours under mechanical stirring after the radiation is completed; and 3) removing the fatty acid with ultrasonic assisted saponification to obtain the product. According to the method, the enzymatic esterification reaction time can be remarkably shortened, the usage of enzyme can be reduced, and the saponification speed of excessive fatty acid can be accelerated, so that the efficiency of separation and purification can be improved, and the obtained phytosterol ester / phytostanol ester product has the characteristics of light color, high purity and safety without contamination.

The invention belongs to the technical field of food processing, and discloses a high-dispersion phytosterol ester microcapsule, as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: firstly, dispersing lactose and soy isolate protein in water, sufficiently hydrating to obtain a wall material solution; secondly, dissolving phytosterol ester in an oil phase to form a core material solution; thirdly, mixing the core material with the wall material; and finally, homogenizing the mixed liquid, performing micro-fluidization to form micro-emulsion having fine particles, and drying by spray to coat the composite wall material of the soy isolate protein and lactose with the oil phase and the phytosterol ester so as to obtain the high-dispersion phytosterol ester microcapsule. The preparation method is simple and can be used in continuous production, and the microcapsule has good water solubility and can be applied to processing preparation of foods, health-care products and medicines as an ingredient.

The invention discloses powder with the effect of helping to lower blood lipid. The powder comprises the following components in parts by weight: 1-10 parts of the phytosterol ester or the plant stanol ester, 0.5-7 parts of the lecithin, 0.2-1 part of the red koji, 0.1-2 parts of the plant polyphenol and 0.5-10 parts of the water-soluble dietary fibers. According to the powder, through material screening, by adopting a formula with scientific medicine compatibility advantage, the technical difficulties that the red koji powder is rough and is not dissolved in water so that the red koji powder is easy to precipitate when being brewed, the lecithin can easily absorb moisture and is easy to cake so that the powder is easy to float up when being brewed and the like are overcome on the basis of not adding food additives including a thickening agent, a suspending agent and the like. The prepared powder has the advantages of abundant mouth feel, excellent color and taste, high bioavailability, high safety, stable performance, good blood lipid lowering effect, easiness for taking, convenience for storing and carrying and the like.

The invention provides a dairy product of enriched phytosterol esters and a production method, concretely relates to yoghurt and liquid milk, in particular to low-fat yoghurt and low-fat liquid milk of enriched phytosterol esters and the production method, the amount of reinforcement of the phytosterol esters in dairy products is 0.2wt% to 1.2wt%. The invention depends on reasonable prescription and right craft, ensures a good stability and a good mouthfeel of the produced dairy products in a shelf life. The dairy product is a food which is full of nutriments, suitable for Chinese taste, and beneficial to human health.

The invention discloses an edible grain blend oil rich in phytosterol, which adopts grain oil as a main raw material and contains other edible plant oils simultaneously. The edible grain blend oil rich in phytosterol is characterized in that the edible blend oil is added with the phytosterol and / or phytosterol ester; and the total content of the phytosterol in the edible grain blend oil is 1 percent to 5 percent of the weight of the edible blend oil. Simultaneously, the edible blend oil is also added with antioxidant as an additive, the content of which is 0 percent to 0.2 percent of the weight of the edible blend oil. The edible grain blend oil rich in phytosterol has the advantages that: 1. the edible blend oil adopts the grain oil as a main raw material, the addition amount of the phytosterol and the phytosterol ester becomes more reasonable, and the total content of the phytosterol accords with the healthy recommendation of American FDA, thus being good for human health; 2. the main material adopts the edible grain oil with high content of the phytosterol, the formula is more reasonable, the industrial production is simple, simultaneously, the product cost is reduced, and marketization is easy to be realized; and 3. the edible grain blend oil rich in phytosterol supplies a gap that the edible grain blend oil rich in phytosterol does not exist in the market.

The invention discloses a method for preparing phytosterol ester and belongs to the technical field of food, medicine, cosmetics and the like. The method comprises the following steps of: adding phytosterol and fatty acid into a three-neck flask provided with a reflux condensing device, adding a catalyst and a water-carrying agent, introducing nitrogen serving as shielding gas, and reacting at the temperature of between 80 and 120 DEG C for 8 to 72 hours to synthesize the high-purity phytosterol ester (the purity is over 90 percent). The synthesis process is simple and pollution-free, and equipment is not corroded, and after the reaction is completed, the catalyst is easy to separate and can be recycled repeatedly. A synthesized phytosterol ester product can be taken as a food additive, a functional food ingredient, a clinical medicament and a skin care product to be widely applied in the fields of food, medicine, cosmetics and the like.

Fatty acid esters, such as the unsaturated fatty acid esters of sterols and / or stanols, are used as a replacement for a substantial portion or all of the undesirable saturated and trans-unsaturated fats used as structure giving hardstocks in edible foods such as margarines, mayonnaise, cooking oils, cheeses, butter and shortening. Because of the similarity in the crystallinity and physical properties of the esters to those of the undesirable hardstock fats, the substitution or replacement contributes favorably to the flavor, texture and other sensory properties of the foods. Only the fatty acid portion of the phytosterol esters defined herein as texturizing agent is digested or absorbed with the sterol part being unabsorbable, thereby resulting in a reduction in total caloric uptake. Furthermore, the phytosterol fatty acid esters reduce the absorption of both dietary and biliary cholesterol from the digestive tract, thereby lowering the blood serum cholesterol level, especially the LDL-cholesterol.

The invention relates to a method for preparing functional grease rich in phytosterol ester and diglyceride. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps of: (1) adding reaction raw materials: adding phytosterol, triglyceride, a reaction solvent and molecular sieves into a reaction kettle in a manner that the mole ratio of the phytosterol to the triglyceride is 1: 2 to 1: 6, the proportioning ratio of the phytosterol to the reaction solvent is 100-200mmol: 1L, and the added amount of the molecular sieves is 50 g / L, thereby obtaining a premix; (2) carrying out non-aqueous enzymatic transesterification reaction: adding 5-20 g / L of lipase into the premix, adding 100-200ppm of antioxidant, and carrying out stirring reaction for 8-12 h at the temperature of 50-65 DEG C and normal pressure; and (3) carrying out after-treatment on a product: after the reaction is completed, carrying out centrifugation so as to remove the lipase and the molecular sieves, and carrying out rotary evaporation under reduced pressure so as to remove the reaction solvent, thereby obtaining the functional grease rich in phytosterol ester and diglyceride. The method has the advantages that the functional grease rich in two nutritional active ingredients can be obtained through one-step reaction, the product does not need separation and purification, and the operation is simple and convenient.

The invention relates to a preparation method for phytosterol ester microcapsules, which comprises the following steps: firstly, taking Arabic gum and maltodextrin as wall materials, adding hydrophilic emulsifier, and dissolving by heating in a water bath, so as to prepare an aqueous phase wall material solution; then adding oleophylic emulsifier into phytosterol ester to prepare an oil phase core material solution; further, mixing the core material solution and the wall material solution under the ultrasonic-assisted condition, and emulsifying and homogenizing to acquire a homogeneous emulsion system; finally spray drying the emulsion, and screening to acquire powdery homogeneous phytosterol ester microcapsule products. The phytosterol ester microcapsule products prepared through the method have embedding rate more than 94%, solubility more than 95%, and fragrance; oxidation stability of the phytosterol ester is improved, and functional activity and nutrition of the phytosterol ester are favorably conserved; meanwhile, the method enables the phytosterol ester to transform from a liquid to a more stable solid, so that shelf life is prolonged, transportation and storage are facilitated, bioavailability of the phytosterol ester is improved, and the market demand is met more satisfactorily.

The invention discloses a phytosterol and sterol ester preparing method. The preparing method includes the steps that vegetable oil deodorized distillate is used as a raw material and is heated and filtered to remove impurities; the reaction material and low-carbon monohydric alcohol are fully mixed and heated and pass through a cationic resin column; the low-carbon monohydric alcohol and water are removed in a pressure reduction mode; crystallization is carried out, and coarse solid phase plant phytosterol and a liquid phase substance are obtained through filtering and separating; secondary crystallization is carried out, and refined solid phase plant phytosterol is obtained through filtering and separating; the obtained solid phase plant phytosterol is dried to obtain phytosterol; phytosterol and fatty acid methyl ester are mixed and heated to 85 DEG C to be fully dissolved; a catalyst sodium methylate is put, the temperature is raised to 135-150 DEG C for pressure-reduction reaction; the reaction liquid is cooled to 80 DEG C and washed to be neutral; after washing, the reaction liquid is subjected to molecular distillation to obtain phytosterol. The preparing method has the advantages of being low in production cost, stable in process index and high in product yield.

Described herein are various lipid mixtures, more particularly special mixtures of fatty acids esters, which may be phytosterol esters and / or glyceride esters. Said mixtures are evaluated in the context of their ability to, upon consumption, affect the levels of circulating LDL and HDL particles, and their therapeutic effect on conditions associated with lipid metabolism, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, metabolic disorders, etc. Compositions, dietary nutrients, food supplements and nutraceuticals comprising the herein described mixtures are also described.

The invention relates to a catalytic decomposition and solvent crystallization technique for extracting and purifying natural phytosterol from oil deodorization distillate. The technique comprises the process as follows: vegetable oil and fat deodorization distillate residual oil and solvent are put into a reaction kettle to be heated for catalytic decomposition; after water layers are separated, oil phase is transferred into a cold separation tower and added with organic solvent for dynamic gradient cooling crystallization; after being processed by curing heat preservation and filtration, the crude product of phytosterol can be obtained; finally, the crude product is processed by secondary solvent crystallization, and the purified product of the phytosterol can be obtained. Phytosterol ester in the residual oil can be transformed into phytosterol by catalytic decomposition; as the dynamic gradient crystallization technique is adopted, the quality and the yield of the product can be improved. The phytosterol prepared by the technique has the purity being more than 90%, so as to meet the market demand. The yield of the phytosterol reaches to 5-40% of the raw material residual oil, and after the solvent of the filtrate of the separated phytosterol is recovered, residue can be taken as rust preventive oil. The technique is simple, convenient in operation, good in controllability, low in cost and easy in industrialization.

The invention relates to a preparation method of phytosterol in ionic liquid, belonging to the technical field of food, medicines, chemical industries, cosmetics and the like. The preparation method adopts the following technical scheme: a certain amount of fatty acid, phytosterol and ionic liquid are added in a reaction bottle which is provided with a magnetic stirrer and a branch tube, nitrogen is introduced, the mixture in the reaction bottle is heated to certain temperature, then the timing is started, and the reaction stops after being conducted for a while. The dosage of the ionic liquid is 5-10% of the weight of the phytosterol, the reaction temperature is 90 DEG C-170 DEG C, and the reaction time is 2-8h. The sampling is conducted at regular time, and the reaction process is detected by TLC (The-Layer Chromatography) qualitative analysis and HPLC (High-Performance Liquid Chromatography) quantitative analysis. After the reaction is finished, an upper phase and a lower phase are formed in a reaction bottle, a reactant and a reaction product are arranged in the upper layer and are subjected to chromatographic separation and purification to obtain the phytosterol, and the structure of the phytosterol is identified through the analysis of infrared ray, mass spectrum and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum; and the lower layer is the ionic liquid which can be recycled. According to the preparation method, the environmental protection is achieved, the yield is high, the operation is simple, and the scale production is convenient.

The invention belongs to the technical field of food and chemical industry and particularly relates to a water-soluble phytosterol unsaturated fatty acid microcapsule and preparation method of water-soluble phytosterol unsaturated fatty acid microcapsule. The microcapsule comprises 25 to 40 percent of phytosterol unsaturated fatty acid ester, 5 percent of emulsifying agents, 6.25 to 18.75 percent of sucrose and the balance wall materials, wherein the total quantity is 100 percent, the emulsifying agents are glycerin monostearate and sucrose ester, the mass ration of the glycerin monostearate to the sucrose ester is 1:(0.33-3), the ratio of the sucrose ester to the sucrose is 1:5, and the wall materials are dextrin and soy isolate protein. The water solubility of the phytosterol unsaturated fatty acid microcapsule is good, the phytosterol unsaturated fatty acid microcapsule can be mixed and dissolved with water-soluble matters, the application of the phytosterol ester to functional food, dairy products and beverages is widened, in addition, the preparation method disclosed by the invention is simple, the equipment requirement is low, and the preparation method is suitable for large-scale industrial production.

The invention relates to a compound liquid dairy product with the function of assisting in reducing blood fat and a preparation method thereof, particularly relates to a diary product which meets the state relative requirements of the function of assisting in reducing blood fat of health food and a preparation method thereof and more particularly relates to a diary product which takes phytosterol ester and linolenic acid oil as a compound preparation to reach blood fat reducing function and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of food. The liquid diary product disclosed by the invention comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 300.0-996.0 parts of cow milk, 1.5-8.0 parts of phytosterol ester, 2.0-6.0 parts of linolenic acid oil, 0-3.0 parts of antioxidant, 0.3-3.0 parts of emulsifier, 0.2-5.0 parts of thickener, 0-10.0 parts of acidity regulator, 0-16.0 parts of diary fiber, 0-5.0 parts of edible flavouring agent, 0-1 part of nutrient and a proper amount of purified water. According to the invention, the problems of the compound design of the product for realizing the function of assisting in reducing blood fat and the and the function verification of the product are successively solved, the instability problem of the products caused by the addition of the raw materials is solved so that the products have normal flavor and stable quality within shelf life.

The present invention relates to the use of a composition comprising a combination of diacylglycerol(s) (DAG), mainly 1,3-diacylglycerol(s), and phytosterol and / or phytostanol ester(s) (PSE) dissolved or dispersed in edible oil and / or edible fat, in the manufacture of nutritional supplements and orally administrable pharmaceutical preparations which are capable of reducing blood levels of both cholesterol and triglycerides and / or for lowering serum, serum LDL and macrophage oxidation levels, inhibiting the formation of foam cells and / or preventing the deleterious effects generated by lipid-induced oxidative stress. In addition, the composition of the invention, as well as the pharmaceutical preparations thereof, is suitable for the treatment and prevention of conditions related to atherosclerosis, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease (CHD) and diabetes mellitus.

The invention relates to a method for preparing soybean oil rich in natural plant sterol ester. According to the method, a supercritical CO<2> method is adopted, natural phytosterol is separated out of soybean oil deodorized distillation and refined, a supercritical CO<2> enzymic method esterification method is utilized to esterify the natural phytosterol into phytosterol ester, and then the natural phytosterol is returned to first-level soybean oil in a backfilled mode; by means of the method, the esterification rate of soyasterol reaches 88.7%, the oxidative stability of grease is improved, the function of lowering cholesterol is further achieved, and the purpose that natural antioxidant replaces artificial antioxidant is achieved; the concentration of phytosterol ester of soybean oil rich in phytosterol ester obtained after extraction and esterification are condnucted on the phytosterol is 1.75%.

The invention discloses health care composition for assisting blood lipid reduction. The health care composition comprises the following components in parts by weight as follows: 2-8 parts of krill oil, 2-8 parts of vegetable oil and 1.5-8 parts of phytosterol ester. The invention further discloses a soft capsule for assisting blood lipid reduction. The soft capsule is prepared by taking the health care composition as a content material and filling the health care composition into a capsule shell. The health care composition is compounded by the krill oil, the vegetable oil and the phytosterol ester in proper proportion, and the three materials achieve synergy, so that both cholesterol and triglyceride can be reduced.

A method for preparing functional edible oil rich in phytosterol esters and diglycerides includes steps of: 1) adding a raw material: adding phytosterol, triglyceride and a molecular sieve into a reactor, wherein a ratio of the phytosterol and the triglyceride is 1:2-1:4, a molecular sieve amount is 50 g / L; heating to 50-60° C. and stirring for 30-60 min, for obtaining a pre-mixture; 2) providing non-aqueous enzymatic transesterification: adding 5-20 g / L lipase into the pre-mixture, adding 100-200 ppm antioxidant, stirring and reacting for 8-12 h with a temperature of 50-60° C. and an atmospheric pressure, stopping heating and naturally cooling to a room temperature; and 3) post-treating: after reaction, removing the lipase and the molecular sieve by centrifugation, for obtaining the functional edible oil. The functional edible oil rich in two nutritional active components is obtained by the one-step method. Products of the present invention do not need separation and purification, and operation is simple.

The invention provides a mixed congee assisting people to lower cholesterol. The phytosterol ester is added into the mixed congee, while the conjugated linoleic acid and phospholipid are compounded. The dispersion stability of the functional material is guaranteed by means of the synergistic effect in functionality of phytosterol ester, conjugated linoleic acid, phospholipid, and coarse cereals in the mixed congee such as oat; and the specific soup compound operation in preparation, so that the obtained mixed congee has good effects on lowering cholesterol, adjusting the blood lipids, and maintaining cardio cerebrovascular health. Moreover, the dispersibility and stability of phytosterol ester in the mixed congee is guaranteed, and the organoleptic and physicochemical indexes of the mixed congee in the expiration date are guaranteed to meet the requirement.

The invention provides formula milk powder for keeping heart and cerebral vessels heathy of middle aged and elderly people and a production method thereof. The formula comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 0.1-0.5% of bamboo leaf flavonoid, 0.05-0.5% of phytosterol ester, 0.01-0.2% of yeast beta-glucan, 0.1-1% of D garlic extractive, and 1-5% of fish oil; the basic componentsinclude one or more of unprocessed cow milk / goat milk, whole milk powder / goat milk powder, skim milk powder, demineralized whey powder, whey protein powder and lactose, and the sum of the basic components is not less than 70%. The formula is characterized in that one or more of the following substances are added: 5-12% of isomaltooligosaccharide, 5-20% of maltodextrin, and 5-28% of calcium carbonate. The method comprises the following technical steps: mixing and dissolving all nutritional substances such as unprocessed cow milk, whole milk powder, skim milk powder and the like; homogenizing;sterilizing; concentrating; performing spray drying to obtain base milk powder; and then packing to obtain the formula milk powder as required.

Fatty acid esters, such as the unsaturated fatty acid esters of sterols and / or stanols, are used as a replacement for a substantial portion or all of the undesirable saturated and trans-unsaturated fats used as structure giving hardstocks in edible foods such as margarines, mayonnaise, cooking oils, cheeses, butter and shortening. Because of the similarity in the crystallinity and physical properties of the esters to those of the undesirable hardstock fats, the substitution or replacement contributes favorably to the flavor, texture and other sensory properties of the foods. Only the fatty acid portion of the phytosterol esters defined herein as texturizing agent is digested or absorbed with the sterol part being unabsorbable, thereby resulting in a reduction in total caloric uptake. Furthermore, the phytosterol fatty acid esters reduce the absorption of both dietary and biliary cholesterol from the digestive tract, thereby lowering the blood serum cholesterol level, especially the LDL-cholesterol.

The invention discloses margarine without trans-fatty acid and a preparation method of the margarine without trans-fatty acid. Considering total weight of the raw materials as 100 parts, the formula of the margarine without trans-fatty acid comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 70-80 parts of grease gel, 15-20 parts of skim milk, 0.1-0.3 part of diglycerides, 0.05-0.20 part of phytosterol ester, 0.08-0.15 part of lecithin, 0.1-0.2 part of table salt, 0.02-0.04 part of citric acid, 0.007-0.01 part of EDTA calcium disodium and 0.05-0.2 part of potassium sorbate. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing the grease gel, the diglycerides, the phytosterol ester and the lecithin according to the ratio of the formula to obtain an oil phase; mixing the skim milk, the table salt, the citric acid, the EDTA calcium disodium and the potassium sorbate according to the ratio of the formula to obtain an aqueous phase; mixing the oil phase with the aqueous phase; then emulsifying, kneading and shaping the mixture to obtain the margarine without a trans-fatty acid product. The trans-fatty acid product is free of trans-fatty acid and cholesterol and is obviously reduced in saturated fatty acid content. Furthermore, the preparation method is simple in process.

The invention provides an emulsion composition containing lecithin, DHA, other fat-soluble substances and purified water. The content of the purified water in the emulsion composition is more than 70% by weight, the weight ratio of the lecithin to the DHA is 1: (0.005-1), the particle size of fat balls in the emulsion is less than 5 mu m, and the other fat-soluble substances comprise one or more of the following components: arachidonic acid, linolenic acid, alpha-linolenic acid, gamma-linolenic acid, linoleic acid, conjugated linoleic acid, conjugated linoleic acid glyceride, phosphatidylserine, polyene phosphatidyl choline, phosphatidyl ethanolamine, phosphatidyl inositol, phosphatidyl glycerol, phytosterol, plant sterol ester, plant stanol ester and medium and long-chain fatty acid. The invention further provides a preparation method of the emulsion composition and application of the emulsion composition in the functional aspects of supplementing phospholipids and unsaturated fatty acids by oral administration, protecting heart and brain blood vessels, reducing blood lipids, reducing blood pressure, treating fatty liver and the like.

Compositions and methods for the treatment for the prevention and treatment of hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis are described. Individuals at a high risk of developing or having hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis may be treated with an effective dose of a composition comprising at least one citrus flavonoid, at least one tocotrienol, and at least one phytosterol or phytosterol ester.