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Egg Yolks are the highest Cholesterol food known to man. One large egg has about 213 milligrams (mg) of cholesterol - all of which is found in the yolk.
Still, as long as you don't overdo it you will probably be OK. See here:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/HQ00608
What else can I help you with?
What is the difference in cholesterol content between egg white and yolk?
Egg whites are cholesterol-free, while egg yolks contain cholesterol.
Is egg whites high in cholesterol?
No, the cholesterol is in the yolk.
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.
What part of eggs has cholesterol?
The yolk of the egg contains cholesterol. That is why people put on a low cholesterol diet are advised to eat egg white or egg beaters and avoid the yolk.
How do eggs help us every day?
Eggs contain vitamins and nutrients that are essential for healthy human body. The yolk contains cholesterol but you can eat eggwhite only if you want to remove cholesterol
How much cholesterol does the average egg yolk have?
the average large egg contributes 213 milligrams of cholesterol, egg's cholesterol is confined to the yolk.
What part of the egg is bad?
The yolk is high in cholesterol
What foods influence cholesterol in a negative way?
Fatty foods influence your cholesterol negatively. Some healthy foods can as well - for instance the yolk in egg is very high in cholesterol. You could eat an egg without the yolk to avoid the high cholesterol.
Is butter LDL or HDL cholesterol?
Butter contains about 31mg of cholesterol.
Does coffee contain cholesterol?
No, coffee does not contain cholesterol.
Would methanol be a better or poorer solvent for extraction of cholesterol from egg yolk compared to 2-propanol?
The solubility of cholesterol in methanol is 0.014. 2-propanol would be a better solvent than methanol for the extraction of cholesterol from egg yolk.
Is it true that fresh eggs don't have any cholesterol and that the older the eggs gets that cholesterol builds up in the egg with age?
Fresh eggs and older eggs have cholesterol. The saying that younger ones don't is not true. The yolk is where the cholesterol lies, and the yolk doesn't change much through the egg's age.
