In literature there is good agreement on the health-promoting effects of phytosterols. However, addition of phytosterol esters (PEs) to lipid (containing food products) may influence its crystallization behavior. This study investigated the crystallization kinetics of palm oil (PO) after addition of PEs in high concentrations (≥10%). The isothermal crystallization of the PE-PO blends was analyzed at a temperature of 20 °C and at a supercooling of 18.7 °C using differential scanning calorimetry and time-resolved synchrotron X-ray diffraction. At increasing PE concentrations, PO crystallization at an isothermal temperature of 20 °C started later and was slower and a smaller amount of crystals were formed. Furthermore, a delay in polymorphic transition from α to β' was observed. When the blends were isothermally crystallized at a supercooling of 18.7 °C, only two of these effects remained: the delay in polymorphic transition and the decrease in crystalline content.
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