Since oat bran is a natural portion of the rolled oat, it is not technically considered a separate ingredient. To identify products containing oat bran, look not only for oat bran, but also for rolled oats and whole oat flour on the ingredient label. Fat is a naturally occurring nutrient in all grains, most of which is located in the germ portion of the whole grain kernel. It contains the many vitamins, minerals, and proteins necessary for the grain to grow. Most of the fat is unsaturated.
Cholesterol is found only in foods of animal origin.
The only foods that contain cholesterol come from or are made from animals or mammals. An easy way to remember what does or does not contain cholesterol is to ask yourself if the food came from something that walks or swims. If it does, then it contains cholesterol. The FDA has carefully reviewed 30 years of reseach and has concluded that eating oats may reduce the risk of heart disease. Their hypothesis is that it increases cholesterol removal from our bodies and decreases absorption of dietary cholesterol into the bloodstream.