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Section 4 Facts About Blood Cholesterol

Fats and Food Tables

Table 1: A Comparison of Saturated Fat, Total
Fat, Cholesterol, Calories, and Sodium in Foods

Continued from page 7


Product Saturated
Fat (grams)
Cholesterol
(mgs)
Total Fat (grams) Total
Calories
Sodium
(mgs)
Dairy Foods

Milk (1 cup)
......................................................................................................................................
Skim milk <1 4 <1 86 126
Buttermilk 1 9 2 99 257
Low fat milk, 1% fat 2 10 3 102 123
Low fat milk, 2% fat 3 18 5 121 122
Whole milk, 3.3% fat 5 33 8 150 120

Yogurt (1 cup)
......................................................................................................................................
Plain yogurt, nonfat <1 4 <1 127 174
Plain yogurt, low fat 2 14 4 144 160
Plain yogurt, whole milk 5 29 7 139 105

Soft cheeses (1 oz.)
......................................................................................................................................
Pot cheese or uncreamed dry curd cottage cheese, 1/3 cup <1 3 <1 41 189
Cottage cheese, low fat (1%), 1/2 cup <1 5 1 82 459
Ricotta, part-skim (1/4 cup) 3 19 5 86 78
Cottage cheese, creamed, 1/2 cup 3 17 5 117 457
Ricotta, whole milk, 1/4 cup 5 32 8 108 52

Hard cheeses (1 oz.)
......................................................................................................................................
Fat free, low cholesterol imitation cheese <1 1 <1 41 439
Swiss cheese, reduced fat 3 9 4 70 35
Reduced fat and low sodium cheese -- American, cheddar, colby, monterey jack, muenster, or provolone** 3 18 4 71 88
Mozzarella, part-skim 3 16 5 72 132
Reduced fat cheese -- American, cheddar, colby, monterey jack, muenster, provolone, or string cheese** 3 15 5 79 150
Mozzarella 4 22 6 80 106
Swiss 5 26 8 107 74
American processed cheese, pasteurized 6 27 9 106 406
Cheddar 6 30 9 114 176

*The nutrient values shown for these cheeses are averages of the different types and brands.

Eggs
Egg white (1) 0 0 0 17 55
Egg yolk (1) 2 213 5 59 7

Nuts and Seeds (1 ounce -- about 1/4 cup -- unless noted otherwise)
(Note: All nuts and seeds are unsalted)
Almonds 1 0 15 167 3
Sunflower seed kernels, roasted 2 0 14 165 1
Pecans 2 0 19 190 0
English walnuts 2 0 17 182 3
Pistachio nuts 2 0 14 164 2
Peanuts 2 0 14 159 5
Peanut butter, smooth, made with added salt, 2 Tbsp. 3 0 16 190 149
Brazil nuts 5 0 19 186 0

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