Foods Highest in Stigmasterol

139 foods ranked by Stigmasterol per 100 g.

These are the foods highest in Stigmasterol, ranked by the amount per 100 g of the edible portion. Stigmasterol is a plant sterol found in soybeans, vegetable oils and many plants. Like its fellow phytosterols, it can modestly limit cholesterol absorption. Industrially, it is also an important starting material for making steroid hormones such as progesterone.

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Values per 100 g.

Food	Stigmasterol
Oil, soybean, salad or cooking	59.00 mg
Shortening, vegetable, household, composite	51.00 mg
Salad dressing, mayonnaise, soybean oil, with salt	39.00 mg
Baking chocolate, unsweetened, squares	38.00 mg
Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, tub, with salt	37.00 mg
Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, tub, with salt, with added vitamin D	37.00 mg
Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, with salt	35.00 mg
Margarine, 80% fat, stick, includes regular and hydrogenated corn and soybean oils	35.00 mg
Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, approximately 37% fat, unspecified oils, with salt, with added vitamin D	35.00 mg
Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, with salt, with added vitamin D	35.00 mg
Salad dressing, ranch dressing, commercial, regular	34.00 mg
Chocolate, dark, 70-85% cacao solids	31.00 mg
Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, stick, with salt	31.00 mg
Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, stick, with salt, with added vitamin D	31.00 mg
Oil, flaxseed, contains added sliced flaxseed	31.00 mg
Oil, flaxseed, cold pressed	30.00 mg
Chocolate, dark, 60-69% cacao solids	29.00 mg
Candies, chocolate, dark, NFS (45-59% cacao solids 90%; 60-69% cacao solids 5%; 70-85% cacao solids 5%)	26.00 mg
Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, stick/tub/bottle, with salt	25.00 mg
Margarine, margarine-type vegetable oil spread, 70% fat, soybean and partially hydrogenated soybean, stick	25.00 mg
Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids	25.00 mg
Seeds, sesame seed kernels, dried (decorticated)	22.00 mg
Salad dressing, mayonnaise, light	21.00 mg
Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain	21.00 mg
Margarine Spread, approximately 48% fat, tub	20.00 mg
Seeds, sunflower seed butter, with salt added	18.00 mg
Seeds, sunflower seed butter, without salt	18.00 mg
Candies, milk chocolate	16.00 mg
Snacks, tortilla chips, plain, white corn	14.00 mg
Seeds, flaxseed	11.00 mg

Soybeans, vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains. Amounts are per 100 g of the edible portion; your serving may differ.

Stigmasterol — frequently asked questions

What foods are highest in Stigmasterol?

Per 100 g, some of the richest sources are Oil, soybean, salad or cooking, Shortening, vegetable, household, composite, Salad dressing, mayonnaise, soybean oil, with salt, Baking chocolate, unsweetened, squares and Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, tub, with salt. See the full ranking above.

How much Stigmasterol do I need a day?

There is no Daily Value. It is one of several plant sterols contributing to the cholesterol-lowering effect of plant foods.

What does Stigmasterol do?

Stigmasterol is a plant sterol found in soybeans, vegetable oils and many plants. Like its fellow phytosterols, it can modestly limit cholesterol absorption. Industrially, it is also an important starting material for making steroid hormones such as progesterone.

Foods Highest in Stigmasterol

Stigmasterol — frequently asked questions

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