What is Stigmasterol?

Stigmasterol is a natural compound in the plant sterol compound class. Due to its lipophilic structure, it can mainly be isolated from various fats and oils like in soybeans, rape seeds, and calabar beans. Moreover, it can also be extracted from various Chinese herbal medicines like dwarf lilyturf Ophiopogon japonicus, and others.

Stigmasterol is a food-additive E399 in the United Kingdom and European Union. It is used to increase phytosterol concentration in foods hence leading to lowered low-density cholesterol levels.

Furthermore, due to steroid type structure, Stigmasterol has also been studied for various other biological activities like:

• Anti-cancer
• Anti-inflammation
• Anti-oxidative
• Neuroprotective
• and more.

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