Friday, July 30, 2010

[www.keralites.net] Cholesterol Myth - Why this Hue & Cry ?



Cholesterol and Controversial "Coconut Oil"

Coconut oil contains only 15 ppm cholesterol. 5 ppm means 5 milligrams in one litre of oil. Then why this HUE and CRY against Coconut Oil ???  Read the interesting  attached file and the analytical report below

Cholesterol in Cooking Oils

The cholesterol content of various cooking oils, as provided by the Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils, ranges from less than 0.5 parts per million (ppm) for olive oil to 68 ppm for cottonseed oil. Other oils analyzed include soybean (26 ppm), canola (53 ppm), corn (57 ppm), sunflower (26 ppm), safflower (7 ppm), peanut (54 ppm), palm (16 ppm), coconut (15 ppm) and palm kernel (25 ppm).

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/80731-comparison-cooking-oils-cholesterol-content/#ixzz0vEaVT88E

Nandakumar
 

www.keralites.net   


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