Cholesterol
Which products contain cholesterol? Which you should add to your daily menu?
We list 678 foods with cholesterol data per 100 g. The highest is Egg yolk with 1,085 mg, and the median food has 1,085 mg.
Dietary cholesterol comes only from animal foods. The FDA Daily Value is 300 mg.
Products with biggest amount of
cholesterol
| # | Food | per 100 g | % DV* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egg yolk | 1,085 mg | 362% |
| 2 | Caviar | 588 mg | 196% |
| 3 | Goose liver | 515 mg | 172% |
| 4 | Calamari | 464 mg | 155% |
| 5 | Fried egg | 401 mg | 134% |
| 6 | Egg over easy | 401 mg | 134% |
| 7 | Fried chicken liver | 392 mg | 131% |
| 8 | Boiled egg (hard or soft) | 373 mg | 124% |
| 9 | Egg | 372 mg | 124% |
| 10 | Jumbo egg | 372 mg | 124% |
| 11 | Poached egg | 369 mg | 123% |
| 12 | Egg salad | 360 mg | 120% |
| 13 | Poultry offal | 357 mg | 119% |
| 14 | Chicken liver | 345 mg | 115% |
| 15 | Deviled eggs | 343 mg | 114% |
| 16 | Cheese omelet | 296 mg | 99% |
| 17 | Ghee | 256 mg | 85% |
| 18 | Egg benedict | 243 mg | 81% |
| 19 | Calamari rings | 242 mg | 81% |
| 20 | Fried calamari | 242 mg | 81% |
| 21 | Squid | 233 mg | 78% |
| 22 | Egg foo yung | 217 mg | 72% |
| 23 | Stick of butter | 215 mg | 72% |
| 24 | Butter | 215 mg | 72% |
| 25 | Jumbo shrimp | 196 mg | 65% |
| 26 | Fried egg sandwich | 181 mg | 60% |
| 27 | Egg salad sandwich | 179 mg | 60% |
| 28 | Cream puff | 171 mg | 57% |
| 29 | Sponge cake | 170 mg | 57% |
| 30 | Creme Brulee | 168 mg | 56% |
| 31 | Fried shrimp | 167 mg | 56% |
| 32 | Egg McMuffin McDonalds | 165 mg | 55% |
*Share of the FDA Daily Value for adults (2,000 kcal diet) provided by 100 g of the food.
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