Cholesterol

Which products contain cholesterol? Which you should add to your daily menu?

We list 707 foods with cholesterol data per 100 g. The highest is Calamari with 464 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*
33 Boiled shrimp 161 mg 54%
34 Shrimp 161 mg 54%
35 French toast 160 mg 53%
36 Brioche bun 158 mg 53%
37 Sausage Egg McMuffin 154 mg 51%
38 Ham and egg sandwich 154 mg 51%
39 Cheese quiche 154 mg 51%
40 Crepe 153 mg 51%
41 Turkey bacon 153 mg 51%
42 Rotisserie chicken 149 mg 50%
43 Rotisserie chicken drumstick 149 mg 50%
44 Pate 148 mg 49%
45 Cooked shrimp 148 mg 49%
46 Boiled lobster 145 mg 48%
47 Scrambled egg sandwich 144 mg 48%
48 Pot roast 144 mg 48%
49 Pork rinds 143 mg 48%
50 Cooked sardines 142 mg 47%
51 Shrimp cocktail 138 mg 46%
52 Grilled chicken wing 137 mg 46%
53 Shrimp salad 133 mg 44%
54 Crayfish 132 mg 44%
55 Cornish Hen 131 mg 44%
56 Bagel with cheese and bacon 131 mg 44%
57 Philly cheesesteak 130 mg 43%
58 Grilled chicken thigh 129 mg 43%
59 Buffalo wings 129 mg 43%
60 Rotisserie chicken wing 129 mg 43%
61 Chicken thigh 128 mg 43%
62 Rotisserie chicken thigh 127 mg 42%
63 Lobster 127 mg 42%
64 Eel (fillet, meat) 126 mg 42%

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

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