Nutritional breakdown of butter. The better fed that cows are, the healthier their butter should be. One tablespoon of butter contains 100 calories, 12 grams of fat, 7 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 31 mg of cholesterol, 0 grams of carbohydrates, and 0 grams of sugar. Butter is made of simply pasteurized cream.
A multitude of genes you have inherited from your parents are involved with cholesterol metabolism. A defect, or mutation, in any of the genes that regulate cholesterol production, transport and utilization in your body can affect blood cholesterol.
A. Cholesterol canât dissolve in the blood. It has to be transported to and from the cells by carriers called lipoproteins. Low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, is known as âbadâ cholesterol. High-density lipoprotein, or HDL, is known as âgoodâ cholesterol. These two types of lipids, along with triglycerides and Lp(a) cholesterol, make up your total cholesterol count, which can be determined through a blood test.