Question

Regina's soccer coach takes the team out for a celebratory meal following a victory. A teammate orders French fries, noting that they must be healthy because the restaurant menu says the fries are fried in "cholesterol-free" vegetable oil. Which statement about "cholesterol-free" vegetable oil is correct?

A) Vegetable oil can never be cholesterol-free because all oils have cholesterol.
B) Vegetable oil can be fat-free but it is never cholesterol-free.
C) Only unsaturated fatty acid vegetable oil is cholesterol-free; saturated fatty acid vegetable oil does contain cholesterol.
D) All vegetable oil is cholesterol-free because cholesterol is only found in animal foods.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. All vegetable oil is cholesterol-free because cholesterol is only found in animal foods.

Explanation:

Knowing the differences among varieties of oil can help a person in maintaining a healthy heart. Fats and cholesterol are two different things. A "fat" is a macronutrient that can be classified as "saturated" and "unsaturated." A saturated fat can be found in animal foods and dairy products, while unsaturated fats can be found in plant foods. Cholesterol, on the contrary, is a type of lipid which can only be found in animal products.

So, this means that "all vegetable oil is cholesterol-free" because it is plant-based. However, vegetable oil contains fats.

So, this explains the answer.