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Animals make colesterol- plants do not. Therefore, if it's not from an animal, it doesn't have colesterol.

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Q: How do you distinguish from food that contain cholesterol and those who do not?
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What foods contain Cholesterol1?

Most food that contain high levels of fat contain a lot of cholesterol. Probably the most common food that contains cholesterol are eggs.


Does corn contain cholesterol?

no, foods derived from plants contain NO cholesterol. Only animal-based foods contain cholesterol because of their fats.


Do oils contain cholesterol?

None of the oils of plant origin contain Cholesterol. By definition, Cholesterol is of animal origin. The food processing industry conveniently hides this fact when it labels potato chips fried in palmolien "100% Cholesterol Free"


Which vegetable contain most fat?

Type your answer here... butter


What types of food are rich in cholesterol?

Some foods that do contain cholesterol are meats, poultry, fish, milk products, egg yolks. Breads and quick breads also have the chance of containing cholesterol if they contain the milk products lard and egg yolks.


Does mutton contains cholesterol?

Yes!!! All foods containing animal fat contain cholesterol to varying extents. Cholesterol is not present in any plant-based food sources unless it has been specifically added during preparation!


Why do food labels say no sodium then salt is listed in the ingredient sections?

Not much. If a food is vastly high in cholesterol, those with high cholesterol will know to avoid it. However most foods do not need a cholesterol label for people to know that it's high in cholesterol - you can just look at the ingredients if necessary and judge by the amount and order of high cholesterol products listed.


What is good cholesterol and what types of food contain it?

Since cholesterol is most likely to affect the heart, your best resource will come from the American Heart Association. All your questions about "good" and "bad" cholesterol can be found at heart.org under the tab titled 'Conditions'.


How does junk food effect your fitness?

Junk food items are high in calorie and contain a lot of fat and fatty acids. They cause obesity and cholesterol which are both dangerous.


What type of food contains the most cholesterol?

The natural foods containing cholesterol are egg yolks, fish roe(caviar), liver and shrimp. Butter, oil packed fish, cheese and shellfish also contain significant cholesterol.


Will eating broth of fatty food increase cholesterol?

Depends how much fat the broth has in it. Generally you can skim the fat off the surface of a broth - if you do skim it all of, the broth should not contain enough fat to increase cholesterol.


Where can you find diet and low cholesterol food coupons at?

I understand that it may be hard to find coupons specifically for diet and low-cholesterol foods. There are a variety of websites out there that contain coupons for average grocery items, but this website claims to have only diet food coupons: http://dietcouponsdelivered.com/