inim- v loomorganismi ainevahetuses sahhariididest ja rasvhapetest tekkiv kudede koostisosa, lisandub organismi ka toidust
a compound of the sterol type found in most body tissues. Cholesterol and its derivatives are important constituents of cell membranes and precursors of other steroid compounds, but high concentrations in the blood are thought to promote atherosclerosis.
Kui märgistusel on toodud rasvhapete või kolesterooli kogus või rasvhapete tüüp, esitatakse need vahetult rasvade järel järgmiselt: rasv, g, millest: küllastunud rasvhapped, g monoküllastumata rasvhapped, g polüküllastumata rasvhapped, g kolesterool, mg.
Where the amount and/or type of fatty acid and/or the cholesterol rate is declared, this declaration shall immediately follow the declaration of total fats in the following manner: 1.2 // - fat // g // of which: // // - saturates // g // - mono-unsaturates // g // - polyunsaturates // g // - cholesterol // mg
