Is Coconut Milk High On Cholestrol? Posted: 07-17-07 08:50am
I was going through a cooking website and
came across an interesting recipe for a
vegetarian dessert. However, it had a lot
of coconut milk in the ingredients.
Could anyone let me know regarding the
cholestrol content of coconut milk or
coconut cream. Both are basically the same
but different in consistency only.
Cholesterol is only in animal products. Posted: 02-01-08 12:17pm
There is no cholesterol in coconut milk,
or in any vegetable/fruit/nut. Cholesterol
is only found in animal products.
However the saturated fat content of
coconut milk is quite high. This is
probably bad news, since saturated fats
can raise your cholesterol levels,, but
there are some people who have been saying
that the saturated fat in coconut milk is
different from the saturated fat in other
things, and even go so far as to say that
it's good for your circulation. The most
unbiased opinion I've ever seen on this
stuff says that the jury is still out.
Not enough testing from either side - it's
mostly just the "it's bad" group pointing
out the saturated fat content, and the
"it's good" group pointing out anecdotal
evidence of healthy Somoans.
The best advice seems to be to use coconut
milk in moderation - so, what else is
new?
As far as coconut milk and cream, it's
really just marketing of different
qualities of coconut milk. Coconut milk
is made by taking the meat, pureeing with
water and squeezing out the milk, just
like with other nut milks. As far as I
can tell, coconut cream is just the extra
fatty part that rises the top of the milk,
after it's settled. You'll usually find
it sticking to the top of the can. You
can get lighter coconut milk that has less
of this stuff and has a lower fat content.
It works just as well in most recipes.
I believe there are also some products
that are marketed as coconut cream that
have less water content then our standard
coconut milk.
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wavyhaired
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 40
Posted: 03-04-08 16:47pm
Hah, I love how "taking the meat" is a
phrase in the Vegetarian Forum. Just
sayin!
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Finkledink
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Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Posts: 3
The rich english language Posted: 03-04-08 19:15pm
Just wait, later I'm going to slowly tear
the SKIN off of a BLOOD orange, dice
several RIBS from a celery (oh yes, with
their VEINS!), cut the EYES out of several
FINGERling potatoes and leave them on a
pile of old corn EARS. I'll finish off my
evening by consuming an entire HEAD of
lettuce and the HEART of an artichoke...
with fava beans and a nice chianti. slurp
slurp slurp.
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wavyhaired
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Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 40
Posted: 03-19-08 13:39pm
Ahhhhh, you made my day finkledink. I love
the puns.
