Foods high in Fatty acids, total trans

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

Top 25 foods highest in Fatty acids, total trans

Ranked by Fatty acids, total trans per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (G)
1	Frankfurter, beef, unheated	Foundation Food	1.59
2	Sausage, breakfast sausage, beef, pre-cooked, unprepared	Foundation Food	1.18
3	Cheese, pasteurized process, American, vitamin D fortified	Foundation Food	1.15
4	Cheese, cheddar	Foundation Food	1.14
5	Bologna, beef	Foundation Food	1.07
6	Cheese, American, restaurant	Foundation Food	1.01
7	Cheese, swiss	Foundation Food	0.993
8	Beef, ribeye, steak, boneless, choice, raw	Foundation Food	0.974
9	Cheese, parmesan, grated	Foundation Food	0.896
10	Cheese, dry white, queso seco	Foundation Food	0.877
11	Pepperoni, beef and pork, sliced	Foundation Food	0.8338
12	Cheese, mozzarella, low moisture, part-skim	Foundation Food	0.705
13	Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw	Foundation Food	0.7
14	Beef, chuck, roast, boneless, choice, raw	Foundation Food	0.669
15	Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled	Foundation Food	0.594
16	Salami, hard, sliced	Foundation Food	0.4975
17	Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, raw	Foundation Food	0.484
18	Beef, flank, steak, boneless, choice, raw	Foundation Food	0.389
19	Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted	Foundation Food	0.359
20	Cheese, ricotta, whole milk	Foundation Food	0.351
21	Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw	Foundation Food	0.306
22	Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added	Foundation Food	0.297
23	Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw	Foundation Food	0.28
24	Sweetened condensed milk	Foundation Food	0.2586
25	Beef, round, top round, boneless, choice, raw	Foundation Food	0.228

Lowest in Fatty acids, total trans

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

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (G)
91	Yogurt, Greek, strawberry, nonfat	Foundation Food	0.002
92	Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids	Foundation Food	0.002
93	Fish, haddock, raw	Foundation Food	0.004
94	Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat	Foundation Food	0.005
95	Refried beans, canned (pinto)	Foundation Food	0.005
96	Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve	Foundation Food	0.005
97	Edamame, frozen, prepared	Foundation Food	0.005
98	Lunchmeat, chicken breast, sliced	Foundation Food	0.0058
99	Alaska Pollock, raw	Foundation Food	0.0082
100	Restaurant, Chinese, fried rice, without meat	Foundation Food	0.009

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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.