Cholesterol levels are of great interest to consumers.
A group of Iowa State University researchers developed a more accurate method for measuring cholesterol, while at the same time producing new information on cholesterol levels in meat products. In the past, the standard method for measuring cholesterol involved applying a dye that attached itself to cholesterol. He presented results of the research at the Midwest meetings of the American Society of Animal Science and American Dairy Science Association, March 17-19. Parrish's group decided to use gas chromatography to analyze cholesterol content, and then mass spectrometry to confirm those results. The study was funded by the Iowa Beef Industry Council.