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. 2020 Jun 30;18(6):e06135. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6135
Foods (g)* Control margarine PS‐margarine
PS** POP in food ORP (POP/PS × 100) PS** POP in food ORP (POP/PS × 100)
mg mg % mg mg %
Baking Cookies (18) 7.2 0.12 ± 0.02 1.67 321.5 0.20 ± 0.06 0.06
Muffins (44) 5.4 0.11 ± 0.01 2.04 237.9 0.19 ± 0.07 0.08
Banana bread (80) 12.7 0.12 ± 0.03 0.94 565.8 0.27 ± 0.13 0.05
Sponge cake (50) 19.4 0.21 ± 0.02 1.08 861.5 0.60 ± 0.06 0.07
Median value across experiments 0.12 1.38 0.24 0.06
Range 0.11–0.21 0.94–2.04 0.19–0.60 0.05–0.08

ORP: oxidation rate of plant sterols; POP: plant sterol oxidation products; PS: plant sterols.

*

Weights per portion size of baked product in brackets.

**

Amount of PS calculated from the amount of margarine used for a portion of baked foods (Table 3).