Where has my cholesterol come from? I'm plant hased

Jacsprat2014
Jacsprat2014 Posts: 16 Member
edited November 21 in Food and Nutrition
I see my diary has logged 300g cholestrol yet I eat only plant based which is cholesterol free. Would someone look at my entries and see where? Thanks

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  • VeronicaA76
    VeronicaA76 Posts: 1,116 Member
    Your diary isn't public, so we can't see.

    Did some research: All plant foods are considered “cholesterol-free.” Well, it would be more accurate to say that plant foods do not contain any animal cholesterol. Plants contain their own special forms of cholesterol called “phytosterols”, but phytosterols are toxic to human cells, so our intestines wisely refuse to absorb them.

    Some plants that are higher in this are, beans, avocados and olives.

    Also, if you consume dairy, that is also a source of cholesterol
  • crackpotbaby
    crackpotbaby Posts: 1,297 Member
    edited August 2017
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  • fatchick412
    fatchick412 Posts: 3 Member
    You can look at each food. The app was adding sugar grams to some of my entries.
  • Jacsprat2014
    Jacsprat2014 Posts: 16 Member
    Sorry it appears mfp expects me to have 300g cholesterol and wasn't logging it!
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