Plant Sterol Esters Market Size Forecast to Grow at a CAGR o… – MENAFN.COM

Plant Sterol Esters Market Size Forecast to Grow at a CAGR o… – MENAFN.COM

"Plant Sterol Esters Market" The Demand for Plant Sterol Ester in the Food Industry Is the Main Growth Driver Where Food Supplements Contribute to the Growth to the Plant Sterol Esters Market Plant Sterol Esters Market size is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 6. 5% during 2021-2026. The demand for plant sterol ester in the food industry is the main growth driver where food supplements contribute to the growth to the market. Moreover, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is another driver for the growth of the plant sterol esters market. Plant sterols are naturally occurring constituents present in the diet. Phytosterols, or plant sterols, are a family of molecules related to cholesterol. They are found in the cell membranes of plants. Commercially, phytosterols are isolated from vegetable oils, such as soybean oil, rapeseed (canola) oil, sunflower oil, or corn oil, or from tall oil (a by-product from the manufacture of wood pulp). Plant sterol esters are produced via esterification of plant sterols with fatty acids from common oilseeds. Thus, the fatty acid composition of the esters is similar to the parent vegetable oil used as a source of fatty acids. Esterification of phytosterols modifies the physical properties such that they