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I thought cholesterol came from animal fat. How can palm oil be as bad for us as I keep reading? Cholesterol as such is found only in animal products. But saturated fats, which (some feel) can produce high blood cholesterol levels in humans, can be found in many things, notably tropical oils such as palm and coconut.
So if you see palm oil listed as an ingredient but the saturated fat is low, you can assume that it has been mixed with other, unsaturated fat oils. It's important to note that palm oil shouldn't be vilified. It contains about as much saturated fat as butter.