Vegetarian foods high in Choline

The 550 mg Daily Value for choline is a target, not a ceiling. Your body produces some choline on its own, but not enough to cover all its work: building cell membranes, making a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine, and moving fat through your liver. Food closes the gap.

Choline clusters in animal products (eggs, beef, fish, and milk) because animals build it into their cell structures. Plant foods contain it too, but in smaller amounts. The ranking shows absolute numbers only; whether you hit the Daily Value depends on portion sizes you choose, not just which foods you pick.

On a vegetarian diet, soya, quinoa, and Brussels sprouts become your main sources; eggs add a shortcut if you eat them. Vegan diets rely more heavily on soya and grains, which hold choline but less densely than eggs or meat. Fortified plant milks and nutritional yeast fill gaps some people find hard to close through whole foods alone.

FDA daily value: 550 mg

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Showing 1–50 of 4,601 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1 Egg, yolk, dried Dairy and Egg Products 2403.30 mg 437% USDA_SR
2 Egg, chicken, yolk, dried Dairy and Egg Products 2403.30 mg 437% CNF
3 Egg, whole, dried Dairy and Egg Products 1266.70 mg 230% USDA_SR
4 Egg, chicken, dried, whole Dairy and Egg Products 1266.70 mg 230% CNF
5 Egg, yolk, raw, fresh Dairy and Egg Products 820.20 mg 149% USDA_SR
6 Egg, chicken, yolk, fresh or frozen, raw Dairy and Egg Products 820.20 mg 149% CNF
7 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, salted, pasteurized Dairy and Egg Products 705.00 mg 128% USDA_SR
8 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, sugared, pasteurized Dairy and Egg Products 669.30 mg 122% USDA_SR
9 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, pasteurized Dairy and Egg Products 639.30 mg 116% USDA_SR
10 Salad dressing, french, commercial, regular Fats and Oils 406.00 mg 74% CNF
11 Oil, soybean lecithin Fats and Oils 350.00 mg 64% USDA_SR
12 Vegetable oil, soybean lecithin Fats and Oils 350.00 mg 64% CNF
13 Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole Dairy and Egg Products 335.00 mg 61% USDA_FF
14 Egg, whole, cooked, fried Dairy and Egg Products 317.10 mg 58% USDA_SR
15 Egg, chicken, whole, cooked, fried Dairy and Egg Products 317.10 mg 58% CNF
16 Beverages, Protein powder soy based Beverages 312.90 mg 57% USDA_SR
17 Plant-based beverage, protein powder, soy based, powder Beverages 312.90 mg 57% CNF
18 Egg, chicken, whole, fresh or frozen, raw Dairy and Egg Products 301.70 mg 55% CNF
19 Egg, whole, raw, frozen, salted, pasteurized Dairy and Egg Products 297.00 mg 54% USDA_SR
20 Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled Dairy and Egg Products 293.80 mg 53% USDA_SR
21 Egg, whole, raw, fresh Dairy and Egg Products 293.80 mg 53% USDA_SR
22 Egg, chicken, whole, cooked, poached Dairy and Egg Products 293.80 mg 53% CNF
23 Egg, chicken, whole, cooked, boiled in shell, hard-cooked Dairy and Egg Products 293.80 mg 53% CNF
24 Egg, whole, raw, frozen, pasteurized (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Dairy and Egg Products 268.30 mg 49% USDA_SR
25 Beverages, chocolate powder, no sugar added Beverages 266.90 mg 49% USDA_SR
26 Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, sugar-free, not reconstituted Dairy and Egg Products 266.90 mg 49% USDA_SR
27 Beverage mix, chocolate flavour, powder, no added sugar Beverages 266.90 mg 49% CNF
28 Instant breakfast, powder, chocolate, sugar-free, with artificial sweetener Beverages 266.90 mg 49% CNF
29 Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 263.40 mg 48% USDA_SR
30 Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 263.40 mg 48% USDA_SR
31 Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 263.40 mg 48% USDA_SR
32 Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 263.40 mg 48% CNF
33 Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 263.40 mg 48% CNF
34 Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw Dairy and Egg Products 263.40 mg 48% CNF
35 Eggs, scrambled, frozen mixture Dairy and Egg Products 255.70 mg 46% USDA_SR
36 Egg, chicken, scrambled, frozen mixture Dairy and Egg Products 255.70 mg 46% CNF
37 Egg, whole, cooked, omelet Dairy and Egg Products 247.60 mg 45% USDA_SR
38 Egg, whole, cooked, poached Dairy and Egg Products 234.10 mg 43% USDA_SR
39 Beverages, Whey protein powder isolate Beverages 225.00 mg 41% USDA_SR
40 Whey, sweet, dried Dairy and Egg Products 225.00 mg 41% USDA_SR
41 Whey, acid, dried Dairy and Egg Products 225.00 mg 41% USDA_SR
42 Beverage, whey protein isolate, powder Beverages 225.00 mg 41% CNF
43 Whey, sweet, dry Dairy and Egg Products 225.00 mg 41% CNF
44 Whey, acid, dry Dairy and Egg Products 225.00 mg 41% CNF
45 Beverages, Protein powder whey based Beverages 224.00 mg 41% USDA_SR
46 Beverage, protein powder, whey based, powder Beverages 224.00 mg 41% CNF
47 Egg, whole, cooked, scrambled Dairy and Egg Products 221.00 mg 40% USDA_SR
48 Egg, chicken, whole, cooked, scrambled or omelet Dairy and Egg Products 221.00 mg 40% CNF
49 Mushrooms, shiitake, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 201.70 mg 37% USDA_SR
50 Mushroom, shiitake, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 201.70 mg 37% CNF

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