Cereal-Based Snack Bar with Added Plant Stanol Ester (Benecol®) Consumed between Meals Lowers Serum Total and LDL Cholesterol Effectively in Mildly to Moderately Hypercholesterolemic Subjects

Table 1

Nutrient composition of the placebo and plant stanol ester enriched (stanol) test bars per 100 g and per one bar (35 g).

Nutrients	Placebo bar		Stanol bar
	per 100 g	per 35 g	per 100 g	per 35 g
Energy (kcal)	399	139	390	136
Energy (kJ)	1670	585	1630	570
Fat	16	5.6	14.8	5.2
of which SAFA	6.5	1.8	4.8	1.7
Carbohydrates (g/d)	51	18	51	18
of which sugars (g)	28	10	28	9.8
Dietary fiber (g)	17.6	6.1	17.6	6.2
Protein (g)	5.5	1.9	5.5	1.9
Salt (g)	0.5	0.18	0.5	0.18
Plant sterols (g)	0,07	0,02	0,15	0,05
Plant stanols (g)	0.03	0.01	2.21	0.77