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| Food Name | Plant Sterols |
| Butter oil, anhydrous | 0 |
| Coffee whitener (non dairy), liquid | 13 |
| Dessert topping (non dairy), powdered | 36 |
| Dessert topping (non dairy), powdered, prepared with whole milk | 0 |
| Dessert topping (non dairy), pressurized | 20 |
| Dessert topping (non dairy), frozen, semisolid | 23 |
| Milk, fluid, partly skimmed, 2% M.F. | 0 |
| Milk, fluid, partly skimmed, 1% M.F. | 0 |
| Egg, chicken, dried, whole | 0 |
| Egg, chicken, dried, whole, stabilized | 0 |
| Egg, chicken, white, pan dried, flakes | 0 |
| Egg, chicken, white, spray dried, powder | 0 |
| Egg, chicken, yolk, dried | 0 |
| Butter, unsalted | 4 |
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Plant Sterol
Sterols, also known as steroid alcohols, are a subgroup of the steroids and an important class of organic molecules. They occur naturally in plants, animals, and fungi, with the most familiar type of animal sterol being cholesterol.
Sterols and related compounds play essential roles in the physiology of eukaryotic organisms. For example, cholesterol forms part of the cellular membrane in animals, where it affects the cell membrane's fluidity and serves as secondary messenger in developmental signaling. In humans and other animals, corticosteroids, such as cortisol act as signaling compounds in cellular communication and general metabolism. Sterols are common components of human skin oils.
Plant sterols and stanols are substances that occur naturally in small amounts in many grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, and seeds. Since they have powerful cholesterol-lowering properties, manufacturers have started adding them to foods. You can now get stanols or sterols in margarine spreads, orange juice, cereals, and even granola bars.
On a molecular level, sterols and stanols look a lot like cholesterol. So when they travel through your digestive tract, they get in the way. They can prevent real cholesterol from being absorbed into your bloodstream. Instead of clogging up your arteries, the cholesterol just goes out with the waste.
Foods Highest in Plant Sterol Content
List of foods highest in plant sterol. Plant sterol content is in mg per 100 g of food weight.
| Plant Sterol (mg) |
| Foods High in Plant Sterol Content (100 g) |
| 1190 |
| Vegetable oil, rice bran |
| 865 |
| Vegetable oil, sesame |
| 714 |
| Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried |
| 553 |
| Vegetable oil, wheat germ |
| 534 |
| Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried |
| 444 |
| Vegetable oil, safflower, oleic (70% and over) |
| 444 |
| Vegetable oil, safflower, linoleic (70% and over) |
| 385 |
| Margarine, stick, composite |
| 324 |
| Vegetable oil, cottonseed |
| 276 |
| Vegetable oil, poppyseed |
| 266 |
| Vegetable oil, apricot kernel |
| 266 |
| Vegetable oil, almond |
| 256 |
| Spices, cloves, ground |
| 250 |
| Vegetable oil, soybean |
| 223 |
| Salad dressing, mayonnaise, commercial, regular |
| 220 |
| Peanuts, all types, raw |
| 214 |
| Nuts, pistachio nuts, raw |
| 214 |
| Nuts, pistachio nuts, dry roasted |
| 214 |
| Nuts, pistachio nuts, dry roasted, salted |
| 212 |
| Spread, 20% butter / 80% margarine |
| 210 |
| Margarine, tub, composite |
| 207 |
| Vegetable oil, peanut |
| 203 |
| Spices, oregano, ground |
| 201 |
| Vegetable oil, cocoa butter |
| 181 |
| Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted |
| 180 |
| Vegetable oil, grapeseed |
| Plant Sterol (mg) |
| Foods High in Plant Sterol Content (100 g) |
| 176 |
| Salad dressing, french, homemade, unspecified oil |
| 176 |
| Vegetable oil, walnut |
| 158 |
| Nuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted, salted |
| 158 |
| Nuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted |
| 150 |
| Snacks, vegetable chips |
| 148 |
| Shortening, household, soybean (hydrogenated) and palm |
| 141 |
| Nuts, pine nuts, pignolia, dried |
| 140 |
| Spices, fenugreek seed |
| 136 |
| Nuts, almonds, dried, unblanched |
| 133 |
| Spread, 50% butter / 50% margarine |
| 132 |
| Shortening, industrial, for frying (liquid), soybean |
| 130 |
| Nuts, almonds, oil roasted, unblanched, salted |
| 130 |
| Nuts, almonds, oil roasted, unblanched |
| 129 |
| Candies, chocolate, dark, 70-85% cacao solids |
| 127 |
| Beans, kidney, all types, raw |
| 124 |
| Broadbeans (fava beans), dry, raw |
| 123 |
| Sweets, baking chocolate, unsweetened, square |
| 120 |
| Vegetable oil, hazelnut |
| 118 |
| Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, unblanched, salted |
| 118 |
| Spices, mustard seed, yellow |
| 118 |
| Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, unblanched |
| 116 |
| Nuts, almonds, dried, blanched |
| 116 |
| Candies, chocolate, dark, 60-69% cacao solids |
| 116 |
| Nuts, filberts or hazelnuts, dried, blanched |
| 116 |
| Nuts, macademia (bushnuts, queensland), raw |
| 114 |
| Nuts, macadamia, dry roasted, salted |
| Plant Sterol (mg) |
| Foods High in Plant Sterol Content (100 g) |
| 114 |
| Nuts, macadamia, dry roasted, unsalted |
| 110 |
| Margarine-like spread, tub or bottle, vegetable oil, 60% fat, unsalted |
| 110 |
| Nuts, filberts or hazelnuts, dry roasted, unblanched |
| 108 |
| Nuts, pecans, oil roasted |
| 108 |
| Nuts, pecans, oil roasted, salted |
| 108 |
| Nuts, walnuts, black, dried |
| 104 |
| Candies, chocolate, dark, not further specified |
| 102 |
| Peanut butter, chunk type, fat and sugar added |
| 102 |
| Peanut butter, chunk type, fat, sugar and salt added |
| 102 |
| Candies, chocolate, dark, 45-59% cacao solids |
| 102 |
| Peanut butter, smooth type, fat and sugar added |
| 102 |
| Peanut butter, smooth type, fat, sugar and salt added |
| 100 |
| Vegetable oil, sunflower, linoleic (less than 60%) |
| 100 |
| Vegetable oil, sunflower, linoleic (60% and over) |
| 97 |
| Salad dressing, mayonnaise type, commercial, regular |
| 97 |
| Salad dressing, mayonnaise, reduced fat, no cholesterol |
| 96 |
| Spices, poultry seasoning |
| 96 |
| Nuts, filberts or hazelnuts, dried, unblanched |
| 95 |
| Vegetable oil, palm kernel |
| 95 |
| Egg substitute, frozen (yolk replaced) |
| 95 |
| Vegetable oil, babassu |
| 86 |
| Vegetable oil, coconut |
| 85 |
| Nuts, pecans, dry roasted |
| 85 |
| Nuts, pecans, dry roasted, salted |
| 83 |
| Spices, pepper, red or cayenne |
| Plant Sterol (mg) |
| Foods High in Plant Sterol Content (100 g) |
| 83 |
| Spices, ginger, ground |
| 82 |
| Spices, turmeric, ground |
| 82 |
| Spices, spearmint, dried |
| 81 |
| Spices, tarragon, dried |
| 80 |
| Snacks, trail mix, tropical |
| 78 |
| Avocado, raw, california |
| 78 |
| Avocado, raw, all commercial varieties |
| 75 |
| Sandwich spread, with chopped pickle, regular, unspecified oils |
| 72 |
| Nuts, walnuts, English or Persian, dried |
| 71 |
| Spices, pumpkin pie spice |
| 69 |
| Salad dressing, mayonnaise, reduced fat |
| 67 |
| Salad dressing, buttermilk, light |
| 66 |
| Salad dressing, oil and vinegar, homemade |
| 66 |
| Salad dressing, ranch dressing, commercial, regular |
| 62 |
| Salad dressing, mayonnaise, imitation, soybean |
| 62 |
| Spices, nutmeg, ground |
| 61 |
| Spices, allspice, ground |
| 60 |
| Spices, marjoram, dried |
| 58 |
| Spices, rosemary, dried |
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