Most oils and butter have low cholesterol, but they contain different types of fats which make them good or bad.
Table below gives the cholesterol content in oils, butter, ghee and animal fats. 100g ghee contains 200mg cholesterol, whereas oils such as canola oil, corn oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil contdain almost no cholesterol. Note that
Cholesterol in oil values are approximate.
Oils, Butter, Fat | Cholesterol |
| Almond oil, 1 tablepoon | 0mg |
| Cholesterol in Vegetable oils such as canola oil, corn oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, etc.), 100g | 0-5mg |
| Lard, 100g | 95mg |
| Dripping, beef, 100g | 95mg |
| Cholesterol in Butter, salted, 100g | 95mg |
| Cholesterol in Clairified Butter (Ghee), salted, 100g | 200mg |
| Margarine (all vegetable), 100g | 0-5mg |
| Cholesterol in Beef fat, 100g | 97mg |
| Chicken fat, 100g | 77mg |
| Cholesterol in Duck fat, 100g | 91mg |
| Goose fat, 100g | 91mg |
The above table shows that non-animal based oils contain least amount of chiolesterol. Select the Cooking Oil.
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