Cholesterol in Foods

Dietary cholesterol content per 100g, reported in milligrams from USDA FoodData Central.

Top animal source 3100.0 mg
Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, simmered > 99% of all foods

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Top Animal Sources

Food Cholesterol (mg) All foods
1 Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, simmered
3100.0
> 99%
2 Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised
3100.0
> 99%
3 Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw
3010.0
> 99%
4 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, brains, cooked, soaked and fried
2559.0
> 99%
5 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised
2552.0
> 99%
6 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried
2504.0
> 99%
7 Egg, yolk, dried
2340.0
> 99%
8 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw
2195.0
> 99%
9 Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried
2120.0
> 99%
10 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, brains, raw
2100.0
> 99%
11 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised
2043.0
> 99%
12 Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced
2017.0
> 99%
13 Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried
1995.0
> 99%
14 Egg, whole, dried
1700.0
> 99%
15 Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw
1590.0
> 99%
16 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw
1352.0
> 99%
17 Egg, yolk, raw, fresh
1085.0
> 99%
18 Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, kidney, cooked, boiled
1002.0
> 99%
19 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, pasteurized
1000.0
> 99%
20 Egg, turkey, whole, fresh, raw
933.0
> 99%
21 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, sugared, pasteurized
917.0
> 99%
22 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, salted, pasteurized
912.0
> 99%
23 Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw
884.0
> 99%
24 Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw
852.0
> 99%
25 Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw
844.0
> 99%
26 Veal, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, braised
791.0
> 99%
27 Fish oil, herring
766.0
> 99%
28 Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered
716.0
> 99%
29 Fish oil, sardine
710.0
> 99%
30 Turkey, all classes, liver, cooked, simmered
648.0
> 99%
31 Fish, caviar, black and red, granular
588.0
> 99%
32 Egg substitute, powder
572.0
> 99%
33 Fish oil, cod liver
570.0
> 99%
34 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, liver, cooked, soaked and fried
566.0
> 99%
35 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, braised
565.0
> 99%
36 Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, pan-fried
564.0
> 99%
37 Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered
563.0
> 99%
38 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, testes, cooked, soaked and fried
523.0
> 99%
39 Turkey, whole, giblets, cooked, simmered
521.0
> 99%
40 Fish oil, menhaden
521.0
> 99%
41 Goose, liver, raw
515.0
> 99%
42 Duck, domesticated, liver, raw
515.0
> 99%
43 Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised
511.0
> 99%
44 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, kidney, cooked, soaked and fried
508.0
> 99%
45 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised
504.0
> 99%
46 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised
501.0
> 99%
47 Fish oil, menhaden, fully hydrogenated
500.0
> 99%
48 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried
493.0
> 99%
49 Fish oil, salmon
485.0
> 99%
50 Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried
485.0
> 99%