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Phytosterols

Glossary

Phytosterols are plant compounds that are structurally similar to animal cholesterol. They occur naturally in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds.

In the context of Styrian pumpkin seed oil: Pumpkin seed oil contains phytosterols, above all beta-sitosterol and delta-7 sterols. Phytosterols are constituents studied in nutritional science and food research.

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