Top 35 Foods Highest in Dietary Cholesterol Per 100 Calories (Nutrient Density)

Maximize Dietary Cholesterol (mg) while staying in a calorie deficit: USDA foods ranked by Dietary Cholesterol delivered per 100 kcal of energy. Sterol precursor for vitamin D, bile acids, cortisol, estrogen, and testosterone.

USDA Leaderboard: Top 35 Foods Highest in Dietary Cholesterol Per 100 Calories (Nutrient Density)

Click any food below to open its full 100+ nutrient profile (including 22 vitamins, 11 minerals, amino acids, omega-3s, PRAL acid load, and WHO baby feeding age). Top food in this category: Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw (1352 mg per 100g).

Rank	USDA Food Item	Dietary Cholesterol / 100g	% Daily Value	Per 100 kcal	Calories & Protein
#1	Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw	1352 mg	100%	1108 mg	122 kcal · 10.4g P
#2	Quail egg, canned	841 mg	100%	532 mg	158 kcal · 13g P
#3	Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw	852 mg	100%	461 mg	185 kcal · 13.9g P
#4	Goose, liver, raw	515 mg	100%	387 mg	133 kcal · 16.4g P
#5	Duck, domesticated, liver, raw	515 mg	100%	379 mg	136 kcal · 18.7g P
#6	Duck egg, cooked	828 mg	100%	370 mg	224 kcal · 12g P
#7	Veal, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw	364 mg	100%	368 mg	99 kcal · 15.8g P
#8	Goose egg, cooked	799 mg	100%	357 mg	224 kcal · 12.9g P
#9	Lamb, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw	337 mg	100%	347 mg	97 kcal · 15.7g P
#10	Egg, yolk, dried	2307 mg	100%	345 mg	669 kcal · 33.6g P
#11	Egg, yolk, raw, fresh	1085 mg	100%	337 mg	322 kcal · 15.9g P
#12	Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, pasteurized	991 mg	100%	335 mg	296 kcal · 15.5g P
#13	Egg, yolk only, raw	1085 mg	100%	331 mg	328 kcal · 16.2g P
#14	Turkey, all classes, liver, raw	415 mg	100%	324 mg	128 kcal · 18.3g P
#15	Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, sugared, pasteurized	917 mg	100%	299 mg	307 kcal · 13.9g P
#16	Chicken, liver, all classes, raw	345 mg	100%	290 mg	119 kcal · 16.9g P
#17	Egg, whole, boiled or poached	411 mg	100%	287 mg	143 kcal · 12.4g P
#18	Egg, whole, raw	411 mg	100%	287 mg	143 kcal · 12.4g P
#19	Egg, whole, fried no added fat	410 mg	100%	287 mg	143 kcal · 12.4g P
#20	Egg, whole, dried	1630 mg	100%	275 mg	592 kcal · 48g P
#21	Egg omelet or scrambled egg, made with cooking spray	406 mg	100%	272 mg	149 kcal · 12.2g P
#22	Egg, whole, fried with cooking spray	406 mg	100%	272 mg	149 kcal · 12.2g P
#23	Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw	371 mg	100%	267 mg	139 kcal · 20.4g P
#24	Beef, variety meats and by-products, lungs, raw	242 mg	80.7%	263 mg	92 kcal · 16.2g P
#25	Fish, roe, mixed species, raw	374 mg	100%	262 mg	143 kcal · 22.3g P
#26	Egg, whole, cooked, poached	370 mg	100%	259 mg	143 kcal · 12.5g P
#27	Mollusks, squid, mixed species, raw	233 mg	77.7%	253 mg	92 kcal · 15.6g P
#28	Shrimp, canned	252 mg	84%	252 mg	100 kcal · 20.4g P
#29	Shrimp, dried	630 mg	100%	252 mg	250 kcal · 51g P
#30	Turkey, gizzard, all classes, raw	271 mg	90.3%	244 mg	111 kcal · 18.8g P
#31	Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled	373 mg	100%	241 mg	155 kcal · 12.6g P
#32	Egg, whole, pickled	370 mg	100%	240 mg	154 kcal · 12.5g P
#33	Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw	334 mg	100%	239 mg	140 kcal · 19.9g P
#34	Egg omelet or scrambled egg, with meat, no added fat	367 mg	100%	234 mg	157 kcal · 13.5g P
#35	Egg omelet or scrambled egg, made with margarine	383 mg	100%	224 mg	171 kcal · 11.6g P

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