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Top 100 Foods With Cholesterol - Care Omnia Nutrition

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Cholesterol is essential for life.

Our body makes most if not all the cholesterol it needs, so it does not need to be ingested through our diet.

Your body need cholesterol to function properly.

Foods high in cholesterol is found in food sources such as:

You can find a more detailed list of foods that contain cholesterol below.

Want to learn more about cholesterol?

Then we recommend you check out our article named What Is Cholesterol & What Foods Can I Find It In?

You can also search for a specific food or nutrient through our Search Page.

Ranked List Of 100 Foods With Cholesterol

Below you'll find a list of the top 100 foods that contain cholesterol. It's ranked from the food with the most amount to the food with the least amount.

For ease of use, we've grouped together all foods that share the same rank.

By clicking on a food you'll get a list of all the nutrient content of that food.

Foods Ranked 1 - 20 With Cholesterol

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RankFoods with Cholesterolper 100gper Oz
1Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values3.1 g878.8 mg
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
23.1 g870.3 mg
3
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
3 g853.3 mg
4
(New Zealand Imported, Soaked & Fried)
2.6 g725.7 mg
5
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
2.6 g722.9 mg
6
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
2.5 g708.7 mg
72.3 g663.4 mg
8
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
2.2 g623.7 mg
9
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
2.1 g601 mg
10
(New Zealand Imported)
2.1 g595.3 mg
11
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
2 g578.3 mg
12
(Stabilized, Glucose Reduced)
2 g572.7 mg
13
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
2 g567 mg
141.7 g481.9 mg
15
(Sesos Rebosados, Puerto Rican Style)
1.7 g479.1 mg
16
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
1.6 g450.8 mg
17
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
1.4 g382.7 mg
18Three foods with the same rank/nutrient values1.1 g306.2 mg
(Made Without Fat)
191.1 g300.5 mg
20Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values1 g289.2 mg
(Made With Fat)
(Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
fig 1. Foods with cholesterol rank 1 to 20

Foods Ranked 21 - 40 With Cholesterol

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RankFoods with Cholesterolper 100gper Oz
21Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values1 g283.5 mg
(New Zealand Imported, Variety Meats & By-Products)
(Frozen, Pasteurized)
22933 mg264.5 mg
23
(Frozen, Sugared, Pasteurized)
917 mg260 mg
24
(Frozen, Salted, Pasteurized)
912 mg258.5 mg
25884 mg250.6 mg
26882 mg250 mg
27852 mg241.5 mg
28844 mg239.3 mg
29841 mg238.4 mg
30828 mg234.7 mg
31798 mg226.2 mg
32
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
791 mg224.2 mg
33766 mg217.2 mg
34
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
716 mg203 mg
35Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values710 mg201.3 mg
36648 mg183.7 mg
37638 mg180.9 mg
38Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values588 mg166.7 mg
(Sturgeon)
39572 mg162.2 mg
40570 mg161.6 mg
fig 2. Foods with cholesterol rank 21 to 40

Foods Ranked 41 - 60 With Cholesterol

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RankFoods with Cholesterolper 100gper Oz
41
(New Zealand Imported, Soaked & Fried)
566 mg160.5 mg
42
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
565 mg160.2 mg
43564 mg159.9 mg
44563 mg159.6 mg
45558 mg158.2 mg
46
(New Zealand Imported, Soaked & Fried)
523 mg148.3 mg
47Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values521 mg147.7 mg
48Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values515 mg146 mg
(Liver)
49
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
511 mg144.9 mg
50
(New Zealand Imported, Soaked & Fried)
508 mg144 mg
51
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
504 mg142.9 mg
52
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
501 mg142 mg
53
(Fully Hydrogenated)
500 mg141.7 mg
54
(Torta De Cameron Seco)
495 mg140.3 mg
55
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
493 mg139.8 mg
56Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values485 mg137.5 mg
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
57
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
480 mg136.1 mg
58
(Mixed Species, Fish)
479 mg135.8 mg
59464 mg131.5 mg
60
(New Zealand Imported, Soaked & Simmered)
462 mg131 mg
fig 3. Foods with cholesterol rank 41 to 60

Foods Ranked 61 - 80 With Cholesterol

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RankFoods with Cholesterolper 100gper Oz
61457 mg129.6 mg
62454 mg128.7 mg
63452 mg128.1 mg
64
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
447 mg126.7 mg
65446 mg126.4 mg
66442 mg125.3 mg
67
(Alaska Native)
439 mg124.5 mg
68434 mg123 mg
69426 mg120.8 mg
70
(Pasteurized, Includes USDA Food Distr. Program)
420 mg119.1 mg
71
(All Classes)
415 mg117.7 mg
72Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values411 mg116.5 mg
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
73
(New Zealand Imported, Variety Meats & By-Products)
404 mg114.5 mg
74401 mg113.7 mg
75
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
400 mg113.4 mg
76
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
396 mg112.3 mg
77Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values393 mg111.4 mg
(New Zealand Imported)
78392 mg111.1 mg
79Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values391 mg110.8 mg
80
(Kidney, Alaska Native)
390 mg110.6 mg
fig 4. Foods with cholesterol rank 61 to 80

Foods Ranked 81 - 86 With Cholesterol

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RankFoods with Cholesterolper 100gper Oz
81
(Alaska Native)
389 mg110.3 mg
82Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values387 mg109.7 mg
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
(Salted, Pasteurized)
83
(New Zealand Imported)
386 mg109.4 mg
84
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
385 mg109.1 mg
85
(Variety Meats & By-Products)
381 mg108 mg
86378 mg107.2 mg
fig 5. Foods with cholesterol rank 81 to 86

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Foods In Different Categories With Cholesterol

The food categories below have foods that contain cholesterol.

Select a category to show a ranked list of all the foods in that category with cholesterol.

Food CategoriesNumber of foods
in category
Alcoholic Beverages11
American Indian/Alaska Native Foods63
Baby Foods326
Baked Products392
Beef Products1043
Beverages124
Breakfast Cereals149
Candy, Sweets or Lollies269
Cereal Grains and Pasta129
Dairy and Egg Products710
Desserts341
Dressings and Condiments63
Fast Foods944
Fats and Oils68
Finfish and Shellfish Products696
Fruits and Berries19
Lamb, Veal, and Game Products503
Legumes and Legume Products110
Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes1580
Pork Products422
Poultry Products828
Restaurant Foods89
Sauces and Gravies127
Sausages and Luncheon Meats337
Snacks99
Soups, Broths, and Stews325
Spices and Herbs10
Vegetables and Vegetable Products597
fig 6. Food categories with foods that contain Cholesterol

Sara Niemelä

co-founder Care Omnia, Head Content Creator

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Nutrition is my passion. I've spent thousands upon thousands of hours reading, analyzing, categorizing and comparing research studies.

I’m a wife and a mother of three. I enjoy the outdoors, cooking, and spending time with my family.