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.
FDA daily value: 300 mg
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Showing 1–50 of 107 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egg, yolk, dried | Dairy and Egg Products | 2340.00 mg | 780% |
| 2 | Egg, whole, dried | Dairy and Egg Products | 1700.00 mg | 567% |
| 3 | Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, pasteurized | Dairy and Egg Products | 1000.00 mg | 333% |
| 4 | Egg, whole, raw, frozen, pasteurized | Dairy and Egg Products | 420.00 mg | 140% |
| 5 | Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole | Dairy and Egg Products | 411.00 mg | 137% |
| 6 | Butter, stick, salted | Dairy and Egg Products | 235.00 mg | 78% |
| 7 | Butter, stick, unsalted | Dairy and Egg Products | 234.00 mg | 78% |
| 8 | Crustaceans, shrimp, farm raised, raw | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 136.00 mg | 45% |
| 9 | Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat only, cooked, braised | Poultry Products | 127.00 mg | 42% |
| 10 | Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, cooked, braised | Poultry Products | 116.00 mg | 39% |
| 11 | Crustaceans, crab, blue swimming, lump, pasteurized, refrigerated | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 113.50 mg | 38% |
| 12 | Sausage, pork, chorizo, link or ground, cooked, pan-fried | Sausages and Luncheon Meats | 107.00 mg | 36% |
| 13 | Sausage, pork, chorizo, link or ground, cooked, pan-fried | Sausages and Luncheon Meats | 107.00 mg | 36% |
| 14 | Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, pan-broiled crumbles | Poultry Products | 104.00 mg | 35% |
| 15 | Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, pan-broiled crumbles | Poultry Products | 104.00 mg | 35% |
| 16 | Cream, heavy | Dairy and Egg Products | 103.10 mg | 34% |
| 17 | Cream cheese, full fat, block | Dairy and Egg Products | 101.00 mg | 34% |
| 18 | Cheese, cheddar | Dairy and Egg Products | 100.00 mg | 33% |
| 19 | Cheese, monterey jack, solid | Dairy and Egg Products | 99.76 mg | 33% |
| 20 | Chicken, wing, meat and skin, raw | Poultry Products | 98.88 mg | 33% |
| 21 | Cheese, pasteurized process, American, vitamin D fortified | Dairy and Egg Products | 98.00 mg | 33% |
| 22 | Chicken, thigh, meat and skin, raw | Poultry Products | 95.50 mg | 32% |
| 23 | Chicken, drumstick, meat and skin, raw | Poultry Products | 94.55 mg | 32% |
| 24 | Cheese, swiss | Dairy and Egg Products | 93.00 mg | 31% |
| 25 | Cheese, swiss | Dairy and Egg Products | 93.00 mg | 31% |
| 26 | Chicken, thigh, boneless, skinless, raw | Poultry Products | 91.66 mg | 31% |
| 27 | Cheese, cotija, solid | Dairy and Egg Products | 89.26 mg | 30% |
| 28 | Cheese, parmesan, grated | Dairy and Egg Products | 87.00 mg | 29% |
| 29 | Cheese, parmesan, grated, refrigerated | Dairy and Egg Products | 86.03 mg | 29% |
| 30 | Cheese, provolone, sliced | Dairy and Egg Products | 85.43 mg | 28% |
| 31 | Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted | Beef Products | 85.00 mg | 28% |
| 32 | Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted | Beef Products | 85.00 mg | 28% |
| 33 | Turkey, ground, 93% lean/ 7% fat, raw | Poultry Products | 82.26 mg | 27% |
| 34 | Chicken, ground, with additives, raw | Poultry Products | 81.69 mg | 27% |
| 35 | Sausage, Italian, pork, mild, cooked, pan-fried | Sausages and Luncheon Meats | 80.00 mg | 27% |
| 36 | Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled | Beef Products | 80.00 mg | 27% |
| 37 | Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled | Beef Products | 80.00 mg | 27% |
| 38 | Sausage, Italian, pork, mild, cooked, pan-fried | Sausages and Luncheon Meats | 80.00 mg | 27% |
| 39 | Cheese, dry white, queso seco | Dairy and Egg Products | 78.00 mg | 26% |
| 40 | Cheese, dry white, queso seco | Dairy and Egg Products | 78.00 mg | 26% |
| 41 | Sausage, turkey, breakfast links, mild, raw | Sausages and Luncheon Meats | 78.00 mg | 26% |
| 42 | Sausage, turkey, breakfast links, mild, raw | Sausages and Luncheon Meats | 78.00 mg | 26% |
| 43 | Cheese, queso fresco, solid | Dairy and Egg Products | 76.09 mg | 25% |
| 44 | Chicken, breast, meat and skin, raw | Poultry Products | 75.38 mg | 25% |
| 45 | Lamb, ground, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 75.02 mg | 25% |
| 46 | Cheese, pasteurized process cheese food or product, American, singles | Dairy and Egg Products | 73.24 mg | 24% |
| 47 | Chicken, breast, boneless, skinless, raw | Poultry Products | 72.73 mg | 24% |
| 48 | Pork, ground, raw | Pork Products | 71.16 mg | 24% |
| 49 | Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw | Beef Products | 67.74 mg | 23% |
| 50 | Beef, chuck, roast, boneless, choice, raw | Beef Products | 66.75 mg | 22% |
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