NUTRITION
LIPIDS
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Animal products
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Plant-based products
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Dairy products
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Soy products
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Detailed explanation-1: -The well-known sterol cholesterol is found only in foods of animal origin-meat, egg yolk, fish, poultry, and dairy products.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the well-studied kingdoms of animals, plants, and fungi, sterols are represented by cholesterol, phytosterols, and ergosterol, respectively. Though organisms are routinely exposed to sterols from different kingdoms, individually, these cannot fulfil every sterol function without some retrofitting.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sterols are minor constituents of animal and plant lipids (Evershed 1993). Cholesterol is the main sterol in animal fats, fish and marine oils and fats. Steryl esters, comprising a molecule of cholesterol esterified to a long-chain fatty acid, can also be present.