Foods high in Choline, total

Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured Choline, total content per 100 g, drawn live from 1,822 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.

Top 25 foods highest in Choline, total

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

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
1	Egg, whole, dried	FNDDS ingredient	1,267
2	Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg yolk	FNDDS ingredient	820
3	Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered	FNDDS ingredient	513
4	Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, simmered	FNDDS ingredient	491
5	Fish, caviar, black and red, granular	FNDDS ingredient	491
6	Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, chitterlings, cooked, simmered	FNDDS ingredient	471
7	Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised	FNDDS ingredient	426
8	Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried	FNDDS ingredient	418
9	Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole	FNDDS ingredient	335
10	Beverages, Protein powder soy based	FNDDS ingredient	313
11	Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled	FNDDS ingredient	294
12	Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted	FNDDS ingredient	291
13	Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered	FNDDS ingredient	290
14	Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, sugar-free, not reconstituted	FNDDS ingredient	267
15	Beverages, chocolate powder, no sugar added	FNDDS ingredient	267
16	Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw	FNDDS ingredient	263
17	Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw	FNDDS ingredient	263
18	Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw	FNDDS ingredient	263
19	Braunschweiger (a liver sausage), pork	FNDDS ingredient	256
20	Beef, variety meats and by-products, heart, cooked, simmered	FNDDS ingredient	229
21	Pate, chicken liver, canned	FNDDS ingredient	229
22	Whey, sweet, dried	FNDDS ingredient	225
23	Whey, acid, dried	FNDDS ingredient	225
24	Beverages, Whey protein powder isolate	FNDDS ingredient	225
25	Beverages, Protein powder whey based	FNDDS ingredient	224

Lowest in Choline, total

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

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
1813	Syrups, table blends, pancake, reduced-calorie	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1814	Oil, peanut	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1815	Toppings, marshmallow cream	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1816	Strawberry-flavor beverage mix, powder	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1817	Imitation cheese, american or cheddar, low cholesterol	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1818	Candies, marshmallows	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1819	Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, dry powdered mix, low calorie, with aspartame	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1820	Beverages, fruit-flavored drink, powder, with high vitamin C with other added vitamins, low calorie	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1821	Salad dressing, home recipe, vinegar and oil	FNDDS ingredient	0.1
1822	Beverages, lemonade-flavor drink, powder	FNDDS ingredient	0.1

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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.