Phytosterol Depletion in Soybean Oil Using a Synthetic Silica Adsorbent.

ABSTRACT: Phytosterols in vegetable oils have gained attention for their nutritional benefits in foods and food supplements. However, the use of vegetable oils in emulsions for infant formulas and parenteral nutrition has raised some concerns, as phytosterols may contribute to phytosterolemia in the case of infant formulas and, in a second scenario, to parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease. The present study proposes removing phytosterols from soybean oil using a synthetic amorphous silica Trisyl^® (E551) as an adsorbent material. The process is simple and involves stirring the oil at a high temperature under vacuum conditions followed by filtration to remove the adsorbent. A rotational factorial design of experiments, considering the adsorbent/oil ratio, temperature, and time was

SUBMITTER: Steiner-Zitzenbacher B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11475823 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature