Foods high in MUFA 16:1 c

Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured MUFA 16:1 c content per 100 g, drawn live from 87 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.

Top 25 foods highest in MUFA 16:1 c

Ranked by MUFA 16:1 c per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (G)
1	Oil, olive, extra light	Foundation Food	1.17
2	Sausage, breakfast sausage, beef, pre-cooked, unprepared	Foundation Food	1.1
3	Oil, olive, extra virgin	Foundation Food	1.03
4	Butter, stick, salted	Foundation Food	0.999
5	Frankfurter, beef, unheated	Foundation Food	0.985
6	Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, restaurant	Foundation Food	0.839
7	Sausage, Italian, pork, mild, cooked, pan-fried	Foundation Food	0.576
8	Sausage, pork, chorizo, link or ground, cooked, pan-fried	Foundation Food	0.569
9	Cheese, swiss	Foundation Food	0.464
10	Cheese, parmesan, grated, refrigerated	Foundation Food	0.432
11	Cheese, cheddar	Foundation Food	0.412
12	Cheese, pasteurized process, American, vitamin D fortified	Foundation Food	0.395
13	Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, pan-broiled crumbles	Foundation Food	0.372
14	Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat only, cooked, braised	Foundation Food	0.371
15	Cheese, American, restaurant	Foundation Food	0.367
16	Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled	Foundation Food	0.347
17	Cheese, dry white, queso seco	Foundation Food	0.336
18	Cheese, parmesan, grated	Foundation Food	0.287
19	Cheese, feta, whole milk, crumbled	Foundation Food	0.285
20	Cheese, mozzarella, low moisture, part-skim	Foundation Food	0.265
21	Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, with salt added	Foundation Food	0.259
22	Almond butter, creamy	Foundation Food	0.247
23	Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole	Foundation Food	0.238
24	Sausage, turkey, breakfast links, mild, raw	Foundation Food	0.232
25	Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw	Foundation Food	0.211

Lowest in MUFA 16:1 c

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

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (G)
78	Yogurt, Greek, strawberry, nonfat	Foundation Food	0.001
79	Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free or skim)	Foundation Food	0.001
80	Soy milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable	Foundation Food	0.0019
81	Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat	Foundation Food	0.002
82	Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve	Foundation Food	0.002
83	Fish, haddock, raw	Foundation Food	0.003
84	Fish, pollock, raw	Foundation Food	0.003
85	Almond milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable	Foundation Food	0.0058
86	Restaurant, Chinese, fried rice, without meat	Foundation Food	0.007
87	Mustard, prepared, yellow	Foundation Food	0.009

More on MUFA 16:1 c

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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.