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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 pages 7 and 8


Product Saturated
Fat (grams)
Cholesterol
(mgs)
Total Fat (grams) Total
Calories
Sodium
(mgs)
Breads, Cereals, Pasta, Rice, and Dry Peas and Beans

Breads
......................................................................................................................................
Corn tortilla, 1 (6-7 in. around) <1 0 <1 56 40
English muffin, 1 muffin <1 0 1 134 265
Bagel, plain, 1 (3 1/2 in.) <1 0 1 195 379
Whole wheat bread, 1 slice <1 0 1 70 149
Hamburger or hotdog bun, plain, 1 <1 0 2 123 241
Croissant, butter, 1 medium (4 1/2 x 4 x 1 3/4 in.) 7 0 12 232 424

Cereals
......................................................................................................................................
Oatmeal, instant, (1 packet, 3/4 cup) <1 0 2 108 180
Oatmeal, quick, cooked without salt, 1 cup <1 0 2 145 1
Corn flakes, 1 cup n/a 0 <1 98 240
Granola, 1/2 cup 3 0 17 298 6

Pasta (1 cup cooked)
......................................................................................................................................
Spaghetti or macaroni <1 0 1 197 1***
Egg noodles <1 53 2 212 11***

Grains (1 cup cooked)
......................................................................................................................................
White rice <1 0 <1 205 1
Brown rice <1 0 2 216 9

Dry Peas and Beans (1/2 cup cooked)
......................................................................................................................................
Kidney beans, canned, solids, and liquid <1 0 <1 104 445****
Kidney beans, dry <1 0 1 112 2
Garbanzo beans/chickpeas, canned, solids, and liquid <1 0 1 143 359****
Black-eyed peas, canned, solids, and liquid <1 0 <1 92 359****

*** Pasta cooked without salt.
****Rinsing canned beans and peas with water will reduce the sodium content.

Fruits and Vegetables

Fruit, raw
......................................................................................................................................
Peach, 1 <1 0 <1 37 0
Orange, 1 <1 0 <1 62 0
Apple, 1 <1 0 <1 81 1
Banana, 1 <1 0 <1 105 1
Avocado, 1/6 (or 2 Tbsp.) <1 0 5 54 4

Vegetable, cooked (1/2 cup)
......................................................................................................................................
Potato <1 0 <1 68 3
Corn <1 0 1 89 14
Carrot <1 0 <1 35 52
Broccoli <1 0 <1 23 8

 

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