IS THE CONVENIENCE FOOD A SOURCE OF CHOLESTEROL?
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Publication date: 2007-12-31
Pol. J. Food Nutr. Sci. 2007;57(Special issue 4A):187-189
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The aim of the study was to estimate cholesterol content in some convenience food: ready-to-cook products and fast food products. The content of cholesterol in the products was determined with the gas chromatography method.
Contents of cholesterol in the ready-to-cook very highly differentiated and ranged from 5.4 mg (dumplings filled with potato and cottage cheese “Ruskie”) to 62.2 mg/100 g of product (cutlet “Kijowski”). Cholesterol content of fast food products was also diversified and ranged from 12.4 mg (tortilla from McDonald’s Restaurant) to 72.1 mg/100 g of product (breaded chicken wings from KFC Restaurant).
Most of the tested convenience food products were not a rich source of cholesterol, but should be consumed in moderation.