Cholesterol Lowering Effect of Plant Stanol Ester Yoghurt Drinks with Added Camelina Oil

Table 1

Nutritional values of the yoghurt drinks.

Yoghurt drink	Placebo	1.6 g stanols	2 g stanols	1.6 g stanols + camelina	2 g stanols + camelina
	Per 100 g/65 mL
Energy (kJ)	376/244	339/220	349/227	445/289	463/301
Energy (kcal)	90/58	81/53	83/54	106/69	111/72
Protein (g)	3.5/2.3	3.4/2.2	3.4/2.2	3.3/2.2	3.3/2.1
Carbohydrates (g)	13/8.7	13/8.5	13/8.5	13/8.3	13/8.2
Fat (g)	2.5/1.6	1.7/1.1	2.0/1.3	4.7/3.0	5.2/3.4
Polyunsaturated fat (g)	0.1/0.0	0.5/0.3	0.6/0.4	2.2/1.4	2.2/1.5
Alpha-linolenic acid (g)	0.0/0.0	0.1/0.1	0.2/0.1	1.2/0.8	1.2/0.8
Monounsaturated fat (g)	0.2/0.1	1.0/0.7	1.2/0.8	2.1/1.3	2.3/1.5
Saturated fat (g)	2.2/1.5	0.2/0.1	0.2/0.1	0.5/0.3	0.6/0.4
Trans fat (g)	0.0/0.0	0.0/0.0	0.0/0.0	0.0/0.0	0.1/0.1
Fiber (g)	0.0/0.0	0.0/0.0	0.0/0.0	0.0/0.0	0.0/0.0
Plant stanols (g)	0.0/0.0	2.4/1.5	3.0/1.9	2.3/1.5	3.0/1.9
Plant stanols + sterols (g)	0.0/0.0	2.4/1.6	3.0/2.0	2.4/1.6	3.1/2.0

Typical fatty acid composition of camelina oil: 54% polyunsaturated fatty acids (34% alpha-linolenic acid), 33% monounsaturated fatty acids, 11% saturated fatty acids, and 2% trans fatty acids.
Including the fatty acids derived from plant stanol ester.