Your body makes most of the cholesterol it needs. Dietary cholesterol does reach your bloodstream, but how much depends on your gut bacteria, genes, and what else you eat alongside it. This ranking shows the raw amount per 100 g; not how much will actually enter your blood.
Cholesterol lives almost entirely in animal tissues: meat, organ meats, eggs, and dairy. Plant foods contain none. When you read this ranking, remember that no single food determines your blood cholesterol. Your overall diet pattern, body weight, and genetics matter far more.
On a vegetarian or vegan diet, dietary cholesterol drops to near zero. Your liver compensates by making more, since the body needs it for cell membranes, hormones, and vitamin D synthesis. If you avoid animal foods, you cannot get dietary cholesterol from food; only from your own production. Fortified foods do not contain it.
FDA daily value: 300 mg
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Showing 1–50 of 2,238 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egg, yolk, dried | Dairy and Egg Products | 2340.00 mg | 780% | USDA_FF |
| 2 | Egg, chicken, yolk, dried | Dairy and Egg Products | 2307.00 mg | 769% | CNF |
| 3 | Egg, yolk, dried | Dairy and Egg Products | 2307.00 mg | 769% | USDA_SR |
| 4 | Egg, chicken, dried, whole, stabilized | Dairy and Egg Products | 2017.00 mg | 672% | CNF |
| 5 | Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced | Dairy and Egg Products | 2017.00 mg | 672% | USDA_SR |
| 6 | Egg, whole, dried | Dairy and Egg Products | 1700.00 mg | 567% | USDA_FF |
| 7 | Egg, chicken, dried, whole | Dairy and Egg Products | 1630.00 mg | 543% | CNF |
| 8 | Egg, whole, dried | Dairy and Egg Products | 1630.00 mg | 543% | USDA_SR |
| 9 | Egg, chicken, yolk, cooked | Dairy and Egg Products | 1194.00 mg | 398% | CNF |
| 10 | Egg, chicken, yolk, fresh or frozen, raw | Dairy and Egg Products | 1194.00 mg | 398% | CNF |
| 11 | Egg, yolk, raw, fresh | Dairy and Egg Products | 1085.00 mg | 362% | USDA_SR |
| 12 | Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, pasteurized | Dairy and Egg Products | 1000.00 mg | 333% | USDA_FF |
| 13 | Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, pasteurized | Dairy and Egg Products | 991.00 mg | 330% | USDA_SR |
| 14 | Egg, turkey, whole, fresh, raw | Dairy and Egg Products | 933.00 mg | 311% | CNF |
| 15 | Egg, turkey, whole, fresh, raw | Dairy and Egg Products | 933.00 mg | 311% | USDA_SR |
| 16 | Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, sugared, pasteurized | Dairy and Egg Products | 917.00 mg | 306% | USDA_SR |
| 17 | Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, salted, pasteurized | Dairy and Egg Products | 912.00 mg | 304% | USDA_SR |
| 18 | Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw | Dairy and Egg Products | 884.00 mg | 295% | USDA_SR |
| 19 | Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw | Dairy and Egg Products | 884.00 mg | 295% | CNF |
| 20 | Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw | Dairy and Egg Products | 852.00 mg | 284% | CNF |
| 21 | Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw | Dairy and Egg Products | 852.00 mg | 284% | USDA_SR |
| 22 | Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw | Dairy and Egg Products | 844.00 mg | 281% | CNF |
| 23 | Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw | Dairy and Egg Products | 844.00 mg | 281% | USDA_SR |
| 24 | Egg substitute, powder | Dairy and Egg Products | 572.00 mg | 191% | CNF |
| 25 | Egg substitute, powder | Dairy and Egg Products | 572.00 mg | 191% | USDA_SR |
| 26 | Fast foods, egg, scrambled | Fast Foods | 426.00 mg | 142% | CNF |
| 27 | Fast foods, egg, scrambled | Fast Foods | 426.00 mg | 142% | USDA_SR |
| 28 | Egg, whole, raw, frozen, pasteurized | Dairy and Egg Products | 420.00 mg | 140% | USDA_FF |
| 29 | Sauce, Hollandaise (butter sauce) | Soups, Sauces and Gravies | 414.00 mg | 138% | CNF |
| 30 | Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole | Dairy and Egg Products | 411.00 mg | 137% | USDA_FF |
| 31 | Egg, whole, cooked, fried | Dairy and Egg Products | 401.00 mg | 134% | USDA_SR |
| 32 | Egg, chicken, whole, cooked, fried | Dairy and Egg Products | 399.00 mg | 133% | CNF |
| 33 | Sea lion, Steller, kidney (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 390.00 mg | 130% | USDA_SR |
| 34 | Moose, liver, braised (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 389.00 mg | 130% | USDA_SR |
| 35 | Egg, whole, raw, frozen, salted, pasteurized | Dairy and Egg Products | 387.00 mg | 129% | USDA_SR |
| 36 | Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled | Dairy and Egg Products | 373.00 mg | 124% | USDA_SR |
| 37 | Egg, whole, raw, frozen, pasteurized (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) | Dairy and Egg Products | 372.00 mg | 124% | USDA_SR |
| 38 | Egg, whole, raw, fresh | Dairy and Egg Products | 372.00 mg | 124% | USDA_SR |
| 39 | Egg, whole, cooked, poached | Dairy and Egg Products | 370.00 mg | 123% | USDA_SR |
| 40 | Egg, chicken, whole, cooked, poached | Dairy and Egg Products | 366.00 mg | 122% | CNF |
| 41 | Egg, chicken, whole, fresh or frozen, raw | Dairy and Egg Products | 366.00 mg | 122% | CNF |
| 42 | Egg, chicken, whole, cooked, boiled in shell, hard-cooked | Dairy and Egg Products | 366.00 mg | 122% | CNF |
| 43 | Sea lion, Steller, liver (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 359.00 mg | 120% | USDA_SR |
| 44 | Egg, whole, cooked, omelet | Dairy and Egg Products | 313.00 mg | 104% | USDA_SR |
| 45 | Butter, Clarified butter (ghee) | Dairy and Egg Products | 300.00 mg | 100% | USDA_SR |
| 46 | Egg, chicken, whole, cooked, scrambled or omelet | Dairy and Egg Products | 293.00 mg | 98% | CNF |
| 47 | Egg, whole, cooked, scrambled | Dairy and Egg Products | 277.00 mg | 92% | USDA_SR |
| 48 | Egg, chicken, scrambled, frozen mixture | Dairy and Egg Products | 277.00 mg | 92% | CNF |
| 49 | Eggs, scrambled, frozen mixture | Dairy and Egg Products | 277.00 mg | 92% | USDA_SR |
| 50 | Dessert, egg custard, dry mix, unprepared | Sweets | 258.00 mg | 86% | CNF |
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