does peanut contains high cholestrol?

Answer 1

no cholesterol...........alot of good fats

Answer 2

No, peanut butter does not contain cholesteral at all. Cholesterol is only found in animal products. There is no cholesterol in any plant foods.

Peanut is a good food. It is really a legume (like pinto and black beans) because it grows in the ground. Because of their good quality protein, they are found in the protein section of the Eating Pyramind. The peanut oil is a monounsaturated oil, which is good, but not the best oil for use in cooking. In long term epidemological studies from Loma Linda University, peanuts, walnuts and pecans "rose to the top" as being protective against heart disease.

Saturated fats, as well as Cholesterol, are the fats in foods about which to be concerned. If peanut butter is "hydrogenated", the monosaturated sites become saturated. This is done to make the peanut butter more stable and able to stay emulsified, rather than separate out into oil and solids.

Saturated fat in the diet can have the same reaction as cholesterol in the diet. It is best not to use any of these two items, and to use mostly unsaturated fats. If peanut butter is "partially hydrogenated", than some unsaturates still exist.

Set your mind at ease, a peanut butter and whole wheat bread sandwiches is a healthy and wholesome sandwich.

Good Luck Lenore Hodges, PhD, RD, LD

Answer 3

mostly it's fat and some protein.. just check it on the content label or search it on the net