Comments on: Fat and Cholesterol in Cheese

By: Keith Durham

Keith Durham — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:44:29 +0000

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/cgi-bin/list_nut_edit.pl
Says here 24.609 gs of saturated fat per 100mg for hard goat’s cheese and 14.57gs for soft ???
Also goat’s cheese has other benefits.

Read somewhere that fat in goat’s cheese and buffalo mozzarella breaks down in a different way and is less harmful. Any one know anything about that?

By: nile

nile — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:16:39 +0000

Was shocked to see this data - i always thought goats milk was low in cholesterol - wow!

By: jwsharrard

jwsharrard — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:16:38 +0000

Troy’s right. Cholesterol is a component of all milk (and meat), be it sheep’s, cow’s, goat’s, or human’s. As such, cholesterol is present in all cheese, whether the milk is pasteurized or not. Were cheese not present in raw milk cheese, that would indicate that the pasteurization process causes cholesterol to be present, which is decidedly not the case. Pasteurization simply heats the milk to kill any pathogens that may be present. Not even a wizard as skilled as yourself could materialize cholesterol out of heated air.

By: Farmer Troy

Farmer Troy — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 01:20:59 +0000

Yes, of course there is. There is cholesterol in all animal products.

By: Harry Potter

Harry Potter — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:54:55 +0000

Thanks for all the research. My question is, is there cholesterol in raw milk cheeses. I have heard there is not. Would love to read your response

By: Troy

Troy — Sat, 26 May 2007 03:00:40 +0000

I love a good cheese, especially a raw artisinal cheese made from unpasteurized, cultured milk. I don’t care about the fat or the cholesterol, because cheese has the good healthy type of fat and I’m sure you’ve all heard of the French Paradox.

By the way, REAL Feta is made with Sheep’s milk, but here in American, it is almost always made from cows milk. I think in Greece, there is a law against that!!