ghee contents?

January 6, 2002

In a message dated 1/6/02 12:42:17 AM, writes:

<<Ghee contains :

65% of Saturated Fat

32% of Mono-unsaturated Fat

2% of Linoleic Acid and 1.0% of Alpha Linoleic Acid

Saturated fatty acid is the predominant fatty acid in Ghee

100gm of Ghee contains

300 mg of cholesterol

100 gm of fat

65 gm of saturated fatty acids >>

Michelle, where did you find the above information?

Converting to measurements that mean more to most Americans, 3.53 oz. of

ghee would contain .01 oz cholesterol. That's .045 oz. of cholesterol in a

pound of ghee.

Not much, but more than what I have read and been told.

Though I coul not find my old notes, I did just look up butter in Udo

Erasmus " book FATS AND OILS. He did not have information on ghee but gives a

lot of info. about butter, saying among jother things that it contains about

a gram of cholesterol per pound. Therefore it would certainly seem that ghee

contains only

4 1/2 % as much cholesterol as butter does.

It has been my understanding that ghee (from which the solids have been

removed. Some folks leave them in. No idea why.) contains no cholesterol.

Several years back I was reseaching this for " American Ayurvedic " cooking

classes I sometimes teach, and checked a lot of sources. So long ago now

that I don't even know where my notes are, though. Remember a long

conversation with an American manufacturer of ghee. He said it contains no

cholesterol.

I'd like to have the most accurate info. However, the RESULTS of using

ghee are not in question. It has been eaten for thousands of years without

causing cholesterol problems in the populations relying on it.

People with high cholesterol should go easy on it just because they

should be eating a low fat diet.

My husband and I eat more than two pounds of ghee a week. He is a

Pitta/Vata and cannot eat too much oil. (Ghee may be cooling technically,

but Pittas cannot eat too much oil, period.) So most of that two pounds goes

into me, a Vata. We are both 57, and both weigh pretty much what we did in

high school. He weighs about 155 and his cholesterol level is 130. Lowest

his doctor has ever seen in a man. I weigh about 110 and my cholesterol is

about 145. Last time I was tested I had the best HDL/LDL ratio the physician

had seen.

Shivani

January 7, 2002

ghee that is impressive. I don't always know.. but if you rub it on the

elephant statue you will always remember...What else are you doing with

your Ghee?..Ghee massage oils?.jim

SArjuna wrote:

>

> In a message dated 1/6/02 12:42:17 AM, writes:

>

> <<Ghee contains :

> 65% of Saturated Fat

> 32% of Mono-unsaturated Fat

> 2% of Linoleic Acid and 1.0% of Alpha Linoleic Acid

> Saturated fatty acid is the predominant fatty acid in Ghee

> 100gm of Ghee contains

> 300 mg of cholesterol

> 100 gm of fat

> 65 gm of saturated fatty acids >>

>

> Michelle, where did you find the above information?

> Converting to measurements that mean more to most Americans, 3.53 oz. of

> ghee would contain .01 oz cholesterol. That's .045 oz. of cholesterol in a

> pound of ghee.

> Not much, but more than what I have read and been told.

> Though I coul not find my old notes, I did just look up butter in Udo

> Erasmus " book FATS AND OILS. He did not have information on ghee but gives a

> lot of info. about butter, saying among jother things that it contains about

> a gram of cholesterol per pound. Therefore it would certainly seem that ghee

> contains only

> 4 1/2 % as much cholesterol as butter does.

> It has been my understanding that ghee (from which the solids have been

> removed. Some folks leave them in. No idea why.) contains no cholesterol.

> Several years back I was reseaching this for " American Ayurvedic " cooking

> classes I sometimes teach, and checked a lot of sources. So long ago now

> that I don't even know where my notes are, though. Remember a long

> conversation with an American manufacturer of ghee. He said it contains no

> cholesterol.

> I'd like to have the most accurate info. However, the RESULTS of using

> ghee are not in question. It has been eaten for thousands of years without

> causing cholesterol problems in the populations relying on it.

> People with high cholesterol should go easy on it just because they

> should be eating a low fat diet.

> My husband and I eat more than two pounds of ghee a week. He is a

> Pitta/Vata and cannot eat too much oil. (Ghee may be cooling technically,

> but Pittas cannot eat too much oil, period.) So most of that two pounds goes

> into me, a Vata. We are both 57, and both weigh pretty much what we did in

> high school. He weighs about 155 and his cholesterol level is 130. Lowest

> his doctor has ever seen in a man. I weigh about 110 and my cholesterol is

> about 145. Last time I was tested I had the best HDL/LDL ratio the physician

> had seen.

> Shivani

>

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January 7, 2002

Shivani

I agree Ghee is great stuff- we use it profusely in our household- and we

dont have cholesterol or fat problems...

I just had to comment on the cholesterol thing- it seems to be a subject

that I need to look into more!! I have never heard of it having " no

cholesterol " and I have studied ayurveda for awhile, and from some well

known folks...what I heard was the lactose was removed, and the fat solids-

which does not necessarily mean all of the cholesterol-

I tend to think high cholesterol comes from poor quality fats and a diet too

high in refined carbihydrates- with little good fat- this (in my

opinion)causes the body to hold on to cholesterol-

we eat tons of ghee, olive oil and a bit of butter-

ghee is the best for cooking!