the present invention are further characterized by the following properties an iodine number of about 50 to about 130 g iodine per 100 g of lipid composition a saponification number of about 15 to about 35 mg koh per g lipid composition a melting range of about 30 to about 55 u00b0 c an acid number of less than about 2 mg koh per g lipid composition and a peroxide value of less than about 10 milliequivalents per kg lipid composition the low peroxide value of the phytolipid compositions is an indication of the stability of the compositions to oxidation and thus the potential to avoid or at least limit the formation of rancid and malodorous compounds phytosterols present in the compositions provided in accordance with the present invention constitute a portion of the unsaponifiable fraction of vegetable oil more than 40 different phytsosterols have been identified of which u03b2 stigmasterol stigmasterol and campesterol are the most common other phytosterols include sitosterol cycloartenol and brassicasterol the mixed tocols vitamin e consist of eight naturally occurring isomers four tocopherols alpha beta gamma and delta and four tocotrienols alpha beta gamma and delta homologs the vegetable wax is composed of c24 to c40 hydrocarbons.