Title: Mussels and Cholesterol
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With the exception of squid, molluscs have very little cholesterol. And mussels have less cholesterol than almost any other seafood, about 26 mg in a 3-ounce serving.

The American Heart Association recommends an average daily cholesterol mg a day, so that means you could eat more than 2 pounds of mussel meats a day - the equivalent of SIX POUNDS of live, in-the-shell mussels!!

The misconception that shellfish are high in cholesterol is a common one. Until a few years ago, scientists thought that most of the sterols in shellfish took the form of cholesterol. But better analytical methods have finally permitted scientists to separate the cholesterol in shellfish from the other sterols, which has led to a much lower cholesterol value for many shellfish.

Simply Seafood Magazine, Winter 1991

MM by Dave Sacerdote

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