Palm stearin
What the research shows
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What research says
Studies in people
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Open question
Cholesterol levels in the blood3
In healthy adults, eating palm stearin raised LDL cholesterol less than eating butter did.
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Products
The 6 most-scanned of 241 products on Open Food Facts that list palm stearin.
- NAAN BREADS GARLIC & CORIANDER CLAY OVEN BAKERY · 360 g 2 additives
- Butterscotch Crunch Border · 20 g 4 additives
- Taste the difference Super Seeded Garain Loaf 1 additive
- Soft White Toasting Muffins Village Bakery · 4 2 additives
- Large wholemeal Rolls Sainsburys · 4 2 additives
- Baguette Sainsbury’s · 400 g 1 additive
References
- 1palm stearin: ingredient taxonomy entry. Open Food Facts.
- 2Palm stearin. Wikipedia. Accessed September 30, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 3Hyde PN, Sapper TN, LaFountain RA, et al. Effects of Palm Stearin versus Butter in the Context of Low-Carbohydrate/High-Fat and High-Carbohydrate/Low-Fat Diets on Circulating Lipids in a Controlled Feeding Study in Healthy Humans. Nutrients. 2021;13(6). doi:10.3390/nu13061944