Table 3.

Effects of egg white protein on cholesterol metabolism when compared with casein [28,40].

		Cholesterol Level
In vivo (Rats)	Serum	↓
	Hepatic	↓
	Stomach	N.S.
	Intestinal contents (solid)	↑
	Intestinal contents (micelle)	↓
	Intestinal mucosa 1 (upper)	N.S.
	Intestinal mucosa 2	↓
	Intestinal mucosa 3	N.S.
	Intestinal mucosa 4 (lower)	N.S.
	Lymph	↓
	Fecal	↑
In vitro	Micellar solubility	↓
	Bile acid binding	N.S.
	Phospholipid binding	N.S.
	Transfer to triolein	↓
	Water holding capacity	↑
	Settling volume	↑
	Viscosity	↓

↑: increase; ↓: decrease; N.S.: not significant.