Similarly found lower cholesterol contents in sucuks formulated with pre- emulsified olive oil; they found a 41.3x reduction in cholesterol in products having 60% beef fat replaced with 60% olive oil. Moreover, used hazelnut oil in place of animal fat in Turkish sucuks and reported that 50% hazelnut oil replacement caused approximately 75% reduction in the cholesterol content of Turkish sucuks. Using vegetable oil instead of animal fat in processed meat products is very critical because high saturated fatty acids and cholesterol consumption is linked to the development of cardiovas- cular diseases and health organizations all over the world recommend against con- sumption of excessive saturated fatty acids and cholesterol