Cholesterol: List of Foods High in Cholesterol Content


Cholesterol is essential for the normal function of the body. Nonetheless, when its level in the blood rises beyond the normal range it causes health complications, including heart disease. One of the causes of high serum cholesterol is consumption of diet that is high in cholesterol. Therefore, avoiding or reducing the intake of high cholesterol foods is one way to maintain normal serum cholesterol level. It should be noted however the same high cholesterol food stuffs are also good sources of other essential nutrients such as protein, fatty acids, macro- and micro-nutrients, and carbohydrates.

In the following table is a list of cholesterol food sources and their corresponding cholesterol content (mg of cholesterol per 100 grams of food portion). The list represents the top 100 food sources highest in cholesterol content from among approximately 7500 food items common in the American diet and analysed by the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory.

 

Rank Cholesterol food sources Cholesterol content in mg/ 100 g food portion
1 Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, simmered 3100.00
2 Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised 3100.00
3 Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw 3010.00
4 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised 2552.00
5 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried 2504.00
6 Egg, yolk, dried 2335.00
7 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw 2195.00
8 Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried 2120.00
9 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised 2043.00
10 Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced 2017.00
11 Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried 1995.00
12 Egg, whole, dried 1715.00
13 Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw 1590.00
14 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw 1352.00
15 Egg, yolk, raw, fresh 1234.00
16 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen 1075.00
17 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, sugared 959.00
18 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, salted 955.00
19 Egg, turkey, whole, fresh, raw 933.00
20 Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw 884.00
21 Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw 852.00
22 Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw 844.00
23 Veal, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, braised 791.00
24 Fish oil, herring 766.00
25 Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered 716.00
26 Fish oil, sardine 710.00
27 Fish, caviar, black and red, granular 588.00
28 Egg substitute, powder 572.00
29 Fish oil, cod liver 570.00
30 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, braised 565.00
31 Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, pan-fried 564.00
32 Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered 563.00
33 Fish oil, menhaden 521.00
34 Duck, domesticated, liver, raw 515.00
35 Goose, liver, raw 515.00
36 Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised 511.00
37 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised 504.00
38 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised 501.00
39 Fish oil, menhaden, fully hydrogenated 500.00
40 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried 493.00
41 Fish oil, salmon 485.00
42 Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried 485.00
43 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, braised 480.00
44 Fish, roe, mixed species, cooked, dry heat 479.00
45 Egg, whole, cooked, fried 457.00
46 Veal, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised 447.00
47 Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, fried 446.00
48 Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, simmered 442.00
49 Fish, whitefish, eggs (Alaska Native) 439.00
50 Chicken, capons, giblets, cooked, simmered 434.00
51 Egg, whole, raw, frozen 432.00
52 McDONALD'S, Scrambled Eggs 427.00
53 Fast foods, egg, scrambled 426.00
54 Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled 424.00
55 Egg, whole, raw, fresh 423.00
56 Egg, whole, cooked, poached 422.00
57 Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw 411.00
58 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, cooked, braised 400.00
59 Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised 396.00
60 Pate, chicken liver, canned 391.00
61 Moose, liver, braised (Alaska Native) 389.00
62 Turkey, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered 388.00
63 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, lungs, cooked, braised 387.00
64 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised 385.00
65 Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried 381.00
66 Fish, roe, mixed species, raw 374.00
67 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw 371.00
68 Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered 370.00
69 Veal, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw 364.00
70 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, spleen, raw 363.00
71 Chicken, roasting, giblets, cooked, simmered 357.00
72 Egg, whole, cooked, omelet 356.00
73 Chicken, stewing, giblets, cooked, simmered 355.00
74 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised 355.00
75 Egg, whole, cooked, scrambled 352.00
76 Veal, variety meats and by-products, thymus, cooked, braised 350.00
77 Beef, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised 347.00
78 Chicken, liver, all classes, raw 345.00
79 Veal, variety meats and by-products, spleen, raw 340.00
80 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw 337.00
81 Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw 334.00
82 Turkey, liver, all classes, raw 331.00
83 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, lungs, raw 320.00
84 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw 319.00
85 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, stomach, cooked, simmered 316.00
86 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, cooked, braised 315.00
87 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw 301.00
88 Beef, variety meats and by-products, thymus, cooked, braised 294.00
89 Chicken, capons, giblets, raw 292.00
90 Turkey, all classes, giblets, cooked, simmered, some giblet fat 289.00
91 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, lungs, cooked, braised 284.00
92 Turkey, all classes, giblets, raw 282.00
93 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, chitterlings, cooked, simmered 277.00
94 Beef, variety meats and by-products, lungs, cooked, braised 277.00
95 Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw 275.00
96 Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native) 266.00
97 Beef, variety meats and by-products, spleen, raw 263.00
98 Veal, variety meats and by-products, lungs, cooked, braised 263.00
99 Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, raw 262.00
100 Beef, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, cooked, braised 262.00

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List of foods high in saturated and total fat
List of foods high in omega 3 fatty acids (unsaturated fat)
Cholesterol data adapted from the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20 (2007).

 
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