Foods high in Cholesterol

Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured Cholesterol content per 100 g, drawn live from 937 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.

Top 25 foods highest in Cholesterol

Ranked by Cholesterol per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
1	Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, simmered	FNDDS ingredient	3,100
2	Egg, yolk, dried	Foundation Food	2,340
3	Egg, whole, dried	FNDDS ingredient	1,700
4	Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg yolk	FNDDS ingredient	1,085
5	Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, pasteurized	Foundation Food	1,000
6	Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw	FNDDS ingredient	884
7	Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw	FNDDS ingredient	852
8	Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw	FNDDS ingredient	844
9	Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered	FNDDS ingredient	716
10	Fish, caviar, black and red, granular	FNDDS ingredient	588
11	Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered	FNDDS ingredient	563
12	Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, simmered	FNDDS ingredient	442
13	Egg, whole, raw, frozen, pasteurized	Foundation Food	420
14	Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole	FNDDS ingredient	411
15	Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised	FNDDS ingredient	396
16	Pate, chicken liver, canned	FNDDS ingredient	391
17	Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried	FNDDS ingredient	381
18	Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled	FNDDS ingredient	373
19	Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered	FNDDS ingredient	370
20	Veal, variety meats and by-products, thymus, cooked, braised	FNDDS ingredient	350
21	Chicken, liver, all classes, raw	FNDDS ingredient	345
22	Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, chitterlings, cooked, simmered	FNDDS ingredient	277
23	Butter oil, anhydrous	FNDDS ingredient	256
24	Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, canned	FNDDS ingredient	252
25	Butter, stick, unsalted	FNDDS ingredient	235

Lowest in Cholesterol

For contrast — the 10 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
928	Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, ALIMENTUM, ADVANCE, ready-to-feed, with ARA and DHA	FNDDS ingredient	1
929	Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, AR, powder, with ARA and DHA	FNDDS ingredient	1
930	Soup, chunky vegetable, reduced sodium, canned, ready-to-serve	FNDDS ingredient	1
931	Cheese puffs and twists, corn based, baked, low fat	FNDDS ingredient	1
932	Bread, paratha, whole wheat, commercially prepared, frozen	FNDDS ingredient	1
933	Dressing, honey mustard, fat-free	FNDDS ingredient	1
934	Puddings, chocolate, ready-to-eat	FNDDS ingredient	1
935	Salad dressing, caesar, fat-free	FNDDS ingredient	1
936	Syrups, chocolate, fudge-type	FNDDS ingredient	1
937	Fast foods, strawberry banana smoothie made with ice and low-fat yogurt	FNDDS ingredient	1

More on Cholesterol

What Cholesterol is, how it is measured, and where these values come from.

Cholesterol nutrient reference →

Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.

USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.