Roylance,Abrams,Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.
Oil solubilized solutions and foods containing phytosterols and process for their production
 The present invention discloses oil solubilized solutions and foods containing phystosterols containing sitosterols with improved stability, for better absorption of those phytosterols into the body through their oil solubilization, as well as a process for their production; the oil solubilized solutions and foods of the invention are characterized by addition of vitamin E and emulsifiers to sitosterol-containing plant sterols to render the plant sterols soluble in oil, and particularly by extraction of the sitosterol from natural plant components, either alone or as a composition containing other phytosterol components, and by inclusion of vitamin E, emulsifiers which are liquid at room temperature, and glycerin esters of medium chain fatty acids of 6-12 carbon atoms; the process for producing oil solubilized plant sterols according to the invention is characterized by adding vitamin E and emulsifiers to phystosterols containing sitosterols to render the plant sterols soluble in oil. 
Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd.
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Takahisa Hidekazu Shinpei
Nakano Kikuchi Itoh