Cholesterol in Oils & Salad Dressings

Please note that nutrition content varies from recipe to recipe & brand to brand.

FOOD	SERVING SIZE & PREPARATION	NUTRITION NOTES	CHOLESTEROL MILLIGRAMS
Chicken Fat	1 Tablespoon	100% fat	11
Lard	1 Tablespoon	High in saturated fat.	12
Shortening	1 Tablespoon	High in saturated fat.	0
Almond Oil	1 Tablespoon	High in monounsaturated fat which is a good thing because that can raise levels of protective HDL cholesterol.	0
Avocado	1 Tablespoon	Like almond oil, rich in monounsaturated fat.	0
Canola Oil	1 Tablespoon	High in fat but lower in saturated fat than any other veggie oil.	0
Coconut Oil	1 Tablespoon	Extreme in saturated fat.	0
Corn Oil	1 Tablespoon	High in fat but rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids which help to reduce cholesterol in the blood.	0
Cottonseed Oil	1 Tablespoon	High in fat, but most is unsaturated. Contains notable amount of Vitamin E.	0
Grapeseed Oil	1 Tablespoon	High in polyunsaturated fat; good source of Vitamin E.	0
Hazelnut Oil	1 Tablespoon	Excellent source of Vitamin E.	0
Olive Oil	1 Tablespoon	High in monounsaturated fat - a good thing!	0
Palm Oil	1 Tablespoon	Store this alongside your Coconut Oil during diet time and avoid.	0
Peanut Oil	1 Tablespoon	May work to keep serum cholesterol down.	0
Safflower Oil	1 Tablespoon	Highest amount of polyunsaturated fat - helpful in lowering cholesterol.	0
Sesame Oil	1 Tablespoon	High in total fat, but most is unsaturated.	0
Soybean Oil	1 Tablespoon	High in polyunsaturated fat to help lower cholesterol.	0
Sunflower Oil	1 Tablespoon	High amount of polyunsaturated fat to help lower high cholesterol.	0
Walnut Oil	1 Tablespoon	Contains beneficial polyunsaturated fat that can lower high cholesterol.	0

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Cholesterol in Fruits, Pastas, Vegetables, Breads, Candy, Jams, Dairy, Oils

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