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 Fried shrimp with 167 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*
321 Kung Pao beef 46 mg 15%
322 Black Forest Ham 45 mg 15%
323 Pad Thai 45 mg 15%
324 Pad Thai with chicken 45 mg 15%
325 Ham steak 45 mg 15%
326 Flounder (fillet, meat) 45 mg 15%
327 Baklava 45 mg 15%
328 Alfredo sauce 45 mg 15%
329 Tacos with chicken 44 mg 15%
330 Tostada 44 mg 15%
331 Soft serve ice cream 44 mg 15%
332 Ice cream 44 mg 15%
333 Vanilla ice cream 44 mg 15%
334 McDonalds McNuggets 44 mg 15%
335 Spanakopita 44 mg 15%
336 Corn dog 44 mg 15%
337 Grilled cheese sandwich 44 mg 15%
338 Banana bread 43 mg 14%
339 Cod 43 mg 14%
340 Chicken sandwich 43 mg 14%
341 Cheeseburger 43 mg 14%
342 Sausage sandwich 43 mg 14%
343 Chicken patty 43 mg 14%
344 Mayonnaise 42 mg 14%
345 Pecan pie 42 mg 14%
346 Pork sandwich 42 mg 14%
347 Cheese enchilada 42 mg 14%
348 Biscotti 42 mg 14%
349 Pig in a blanket 42 mg 14%
350 Strawberry shortcake 42 mg 14%
351 Burrito 41 mg 14%
352 Chocolate chip muffin 41 mg 14%

*Share of the FDA Daily Value for adults (2,000 kcal diet) provided by 100 g of the food.

Cholesterol in Meat
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