Cholesterol contents in food
| Cholesterol Sources | Cholesterol content (mg/100g food) |
| Shrimp fish types | |
| shrimp, mixed species, canned | 251.62 |
| shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat | 195 |
| shrimp, mixed species, cooked, breaded and fried | 177.78 |
| shrimp, mixed species, raw | 152 |
| Fast foods, shrimp, breaded and fried | 121.95 |
| Fast foods, salad, vegetable, tossed, without dressing, with shrimp | 76 |
| shrimp, mixed species, imitation, made from surimi | 36 |
| Soup, cream of shrimp, canned, prepared with equal volume milk, commercial | 14 |
| Soup, cream of shrimp, canned, condensed | 13 |
| Soup, cream of shrimp, canned, prepared with equal volume water, commercial | 7 |
| Tuna fish types | |
| skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat | 60 |
| yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat | 58 |
| fresh, bluefin, cooked, dry heat | 49 |
| fresh, skipjack, raw | 47 |
| fresh, yellowfin, raw | 45 |
| white, canned in water, drained solids | 42 |
| white, canned in water, without salt, drained solids | 42 |
| fresh, bluefin, raw | 38 |
| white, canned in oil, drained solids | 31 |
| white, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids | 31 |
| light, canned in water, drained solids | 30 |
| light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids | 30 |
| submarine sandwich, with tuna salad | 19 |
| light, canned in oil, drained solids | 18 |
| light, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids | 18 |
| tuna salad | 13 |
| Salmon fish types | |
| Fish oil, salmon | 485 |
| chum, dried (Alaska Native) | 214 |
| red (sockeye), smoked (Alaska Native) | 141 |
| king, chinook, smoked, brined (Alaska Native) | 107 |
| chum, cooked, dry heat | 95 |
| red, (sockeye), canned, smoked (Alaska Native) | 93 |
| sockeye, cooked, dry heat | 87 |
| chinook, cooked, dry heat | 85 |
| pink, canned, drained solids with bone | 82 |
| chum, raw | 74 |
| Atlantic, wild, cooked, dry heat | 71 |
| red, canned, bones removed (Alaska Native) | 69 |
| red, (sockeye), kippered (Alaska Native | 68 |
| pink, cooked, dry heat | 67 |
| Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat | 63 |
| coho, farmed, cooked, dry heat | 63 |
| sockeye, raw | 62 |
| king (chinook), raw (Alaska Native) | 61 |
| Atlantic, farmed, raw | 59 |
| Chum, raw (Alaska Native) | 59 |
| coho (silver), raw (Alaska Native) | 58 |
| coho, wild, cooked, moist heat | 57 |
| Atlantic, wild, raw | 55 |
| coho, wild, cooked, dry heat | 55 |
| pink, canned, solids with bone and liquid | 55 |
| pink, raw | 52 |
| coho, farmed, raw | 51 |
| chinook, raw | 50 |
| coho, wild, raw | 45 |
| sockeye, canned, drained solids with bone | 44 |
| chum, canned, without salt, drained solids with bone | 39 |
| chum, drained solids with bone | 39 |
| USDA Commodity, salmon nuggets, breaded, frozen, heated | 26 |
| chinook, smoked | 23 |
| chinook, smoked, (lox), regular | 23 |
| Cholesterol food sources | Cholesterol content (mg/100 g food) |
| Roe of vendace | 743 |
| Roe of rainbow trout | 409 |
| Egg, whole | 361 |
| Beef, liver | 228.3 |
| Pork, liver | 225 |
| Shrimp, frozen | 142 |
| Perch | 92 |
| Chicken, leg and thigh | 84 |
| Blue cheese | 82 |
| Pikeperch | 79 |
| Cream cheese | 77 |
| Baltic herring | 77 |
| Sausage, salami type | 75 |
| Cheese, Swiss type | 75 |
| Rainbow trout, cultivated | 74 |
| Vendace | 74 |
| Sausage, liver | 72 |
| Saithe, frozen | 69 |
| Cheese, Edam type | 65 |
| Pike | 63 |
| Herring, marinated | 61 |
| Chicken, breast fillet | 56.2 |
| Beef, shoulder and chuck | 55.2 |
| pork, belly | 54 |
| Pork, outer fillet | 53.7 |
| Beef, brisket | 52 |
| Beaf, steak | 52 |
| Whitefish | 49 |
| Tuna, canned in water | 49 |
| Minced meat, beef | 48 |
| Ham, cured and smoked | 48 |
| pork, chop | 46.9 |
| Sausage, cooked | 44.4 |
| Sausage, franfurter type | 40 |
| Ice cream | 30.2 |
| Milk powder | 16.5 |
| Mayonnaise | 9.5 |
| Yoghurt | 8.93 |
| Milk | 6.4 |
| Ice Cream, vegetable fat | 2.9 |
| 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 |