Market Research Insights Phytosterols Market | Page 2

Animal nutritionists & feed manufacturers are putting their attention on the development of efficient animal
products (milk, poultry, and meat) enriched with phytosterol, which is important for improving health and meat
quality for human consumption.
Phytosterols are united term for plant-derived stanols and sterols that are found in the fatty tissues of different
plants. There are two hundred diverse kinds of phytosterols, the uppermost concentration of phytosterols is
originated naturally in nuts, beans, and vegetable oils. The fundamental variation between phytosterols and
cholesterol is the incorporation levels in the blood. Advantages of phytosterols are documented that foods are
now being made equipped with phytosterols. The FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) approved plant
sterols and stanols as GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) and the European Union Scientific Committee on
Foods approved phytosterol dairy products and esters margarine are secure for human utilization.
Phytosterols are derived from plants. Phytosterols comprise plant stanols and plant sterols Aforementioned
compounds are similar to steroid and bear a resemblance to the chemical arrangement of cholesterols. The only
difference between these two is the existence of the single double bond in carbon side chain.
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The market can be segregated into beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol, campesterol and others on the basis of type.
Others phytosterols are ergosterol, cycloartenol brassicasterol, and avenasterol. Beta-sitosterol is expected to
generate maximum revenue over the forecast period owing to their increasing demand by many end-use
industries. Campesterol is expected to capture second largest revenue over the forecast period. Campesterol &
Beta-sitosterol are expected to capture more than 90% of the market revenue over the forecast period. The
market can be segregated into feed industry, food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical. Food industry section is
expected to capture maximum revenue over the forecast period.
In terms of volume, food section holds the maximum share and is accountable for more than 50% of market
share in terms of volume. On the basis of the geographical region, the market can be segregated into Asia Pacific,
Latin America, North America, Europe and the Middle East & Africa. Europe is expected to capture maximum
revenue over the forecast period owing to increasing demand for food additives and rapid increase in awareness
of phytosterols over the forecast period. North America is expected to capture second largest revenue over the
forecast period. Asia Pacific is expected to grow rapidly over the forecast period owing to increasing demand of
feed industry in the various countries of Asia Pacific.
Some of the major players in the market are Fenchem Enterprises Ltd, Raisio Life Sciences, Cognis-BASF, ADM,
Medi-Tech, Cargill Inc, Fobes, Arbois, Pharmaconsult Oy Ltd, Fenchem Enterprises Ltd, Lipofoods, Phyto-Source