1. Look for other spreads using stanol ester to be on supermarket shelves soon. 2. People consume small amounts of naturally occurring stanol esters every day, she says. 3. Benecol spreads are made with plant stanol ester, which comes from wood pulp extract. 4. Raisio said it retains exclusive rights to manufacture the stanol ester, required in making Benecol. 5. Stanol ester is flavorless and odorless.6. Raisio said it retains exclusive rights to manufacture stanol ester, which is required in making Benecol. 7. Stanol ester is often added to rapeseed oil based margarine or other foods for its health benefits.8. If long-term storage is required, plant stanol esters are typically refrigerated in solid form. 9. Similar to sterol esters and stanol esters, stigmastanol inhibits the absorption of cholesterol from the diet. 10. Company officials said that salad dressings containing stanol esters and other products will be introduced sometime next year.
