TABLE 1.
Mean concentrations (μmol/l ± SEM) of sterols (free phytosterol, PE, free cholesterol, CE, and D7C) in the different digestion phases (aqueous, oil, pellet) along the digestion process time
| Meals | Time (min) | Aqueous phase |
Oil phase |
Pellet |
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| C meal | P | PE | C | CE | D7C | P | PE | C | CE | D7C | P | PE | C | CE | D7C | |
| 20 | nd | nd | 582 ± 132 | nd | 18.1 ± 3.2 | nd | nd | 132 ± 3 3 | 38.9 ± 13.8 | 11.7±5.1 | nd | nd | 134 ±4 0 | 15.9 ± 14.3 | 3.3± 0.5 | |
| 40 | nd | nd | 472 ± 84 | nd | 18.7 ± 3.2 | nd | nd | 137 ± 36 | 53.7 ±16.3 | 14.9 ±4.5 | nd | nd | 126 ± 58 | 11.1± 8.0 | 3.5 ± 0.6 | |
| 60 | nd | nd | 260 ± 72 | nd | 15.3 ± 2.8 | nd | nd | 89 ± 14 | 49.5 ±18.5 | 13.1 ±4.4 | nd | nd | 75 ± 17 | 12.9 ± 10.5 | 4.7 ± 1.4 | |
| 90 | nd | nd | 133 ± 49 | nd | 12.5 ± 3.6 | nd | nd | 73 ± 16 | 65.7 ±21.9 | 14.9 ±3.7 | nd | nd | 61± 13 | 37.7 ± 18.0 | 5.6 ± 1.1 | |
| 120 | nd | nd | 55 ± 13 | nd | 8.2 ± 2.3 | nd | nd | 50 ± 6 | 62.8 ±15.3 | 12.2±1.7 | nd | nd | 68 ± 19 | 24.3 ± 12.9 | 7.3 ± 2.0 | |
| 150 | nd | nd | 33 ± 9 | nd | 5.4 ± 1.1 | nd | nd | 55 ± 10 | 92.0 ±22.2 | 19.0 ±5.0 | nd | nd | 64 ± 13 | 25.0 ± 6.4 | 8.7 ± 1.9 | |
| 180 | nd | nd | 63 ± 32 | nd | 9.5 ± 4.0 | nd | nd | 72 ± 20 | 95.0 ±26.0 | 18.4 ±4.9 | nd | nd | 49 ± 14 | 13.0 ± 4.5 | 8.4 ±.4 | |
| 240 | nd | nd | 27 ±13 | nd | 4.8 ± 1.7 | nd | nd | 113 ± 42 | 104.9 ±34.7 | 19.5 ± 3.6 | nd | nd | 63 ± 21 | 29.0 ± 9.6 | 10.9 ± 2.2 | |
| PE meal | 20 | 138 ± 34 | nd | 450 ±120 | nd | 23.9 ± 4.3 | 76 ± 22 | 686 ± 22 | 126 ± 22 | 88.8 ±18.8 | 18.7 ± 4.3 | 18 ±4 | 2 ±1 | 112 ± 46 | 3.6 ± 1.5 | 3.6 ± 0.7 |
| 40 | 123 ± 18 | nd | 331 ±50 | nd | 19.0 ± 3.2 | 84 ± 17 | 970 ± 17 | 133 ± 27 | 87.6 ±23.7 | 14.4 ± 4.2 | 22 ±7 | 5 ±3 | 148 ± 46 | 6.8 ± 3.3 | 4.4 ± 0.6 | |
| 60 | 106 ± 25 | nd | 206 ±49 | nd | 19.1 ± 3.9 | 46 ± 9 | 535 ±9 | 72 ± 16 | 56.5 ±8.8 | 9.1 ±2.2 | 32 ±12 | 7 ±4 | 63 ± 22 | 4.2 ± 1.8 | 3.2 ±0.5 | |
| 90 | 49 ± 15 | nd | 92 ±30 | nd | 9.3 ± 2.5 | 27 ±6 | 306 ±6 | 51 ± 12 | 57.9 ±14.4 | 7.7 ±2.8 | 26 ±10 | 43 ±35 | 32 ±11 | 22.7 ±17.2 | 4.8 ± 1.9 | |
| 120 | 38 ± 10 | nd | 45 ±17 | nd | 6.5 ± 2.0 | 46 ±13 | 705±13 | 53 ± 11 | 70.2 ±11.7 | 14.5 ±5.4 | 29 ±16 | 25 ±12 | 73 ±25 | 12.2 ±3.5 | 5.0 ± 1.3 | |
| 150 | 30 ± 6 | nd | 37 ± 10 | nd | 4.6 ± 1.0 | 35 ±10 | 540 ±10 | 41 ± 11 | 65.4 ±10.7 | 11.1 ±3.7 | 32 ±10 | 58 ±23 | 72 ±24 | 23.3 ±7.7 | 5.7 ± 1.1 | |
| 180 | 29 ± 7 | nd | 32 ± 11 | nd | 5.2 ± 0.7 | 70 ±24 | 904 ±24 | 54 ± 8 | 104.2 ±18.5 | 26.4 ±6.2 | 36 ±11 | 176 ±57 | 66 ±24 | 62.1 ±17.7 | 11.4 ± 2.4 | |
| 240 | 24 ± 11 | nd | 17 ± 5 | nd | 7.9 ± 2.7 | 62 ±11 | 964 ±11 | 107 ± 32 | 79.2 ±12.4 | 29.4 ±5.6 | 75 ±32 | 117 ±57 | 72 ±32 | 30.3 ±11.7 | 9.8 ± 2.7 | |
C, free cholesterol; P, free phytosterol; nd, not detected.