Natural sterol esters

Cognis Nutrition & Health has announced it is to market its natural sterol esters under the brandname Vegapure.

Sterol ester-containing table spread was approved as a Novel Food within the EU in June 2002. Recently, the SCF (Scientific Committee on Food) gave its opinion that the use of sterol-based ingredients in other types of food is acceptable under certain labelling requirements.

"Sterol esters are accepted as a positive example of Functional Foods by nutritional experts and legal bodies. Their use has been restricted to table spreads but, following the SCF´s opinion, we now expect approval for other food applications ­ and a growing demand for sterols and sterol esters,“ said Dr. Franz Timmermann, Cognis`Market Segment Manager, Functional Food & Medical Nutrition.

Vegapure 95 contains the highest concentration sterol ester available and is suitable for fat-containing food. Vegapure 67 WDP is a high potency water dispersible powder perfect for drink mix formulations, energy bars or in dairy products such as milk and yoghurt.

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Cognis is based in Illertissen, Germany. www.cognis.com

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