Top 35 Foods Highest in Dietary Cholesterol (USDA Per 100g Ranking)

Ranked across 2,500 verified whole USDA foods by Dietary Cholesterol (mg per 100g) with % Daily Value, calorie density, and macro ratios. Sterol precursor for vitamin D, bile acids, cortisol, estrogen, and testosterone.

USDA Leaderboard: Top 35 Foods Highest in Dietary Cholesterol (USDA Per 100g Ranking)

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: Egg, yolk, dried (2307 mg per 100g).

Rank	USDA Food Item	Dietary Cholesterol / 100g	% Daily Value	Per 100 kcal	Calories & Protein
#1	Egg, yolk, dried	2307 mg	100%	345 mg	669 kcal · 33.6g P
#2	Egg, whole, dried	1630 mg	100%	275 mg	592 kcal · 48g P
#3	Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw	1352 mg	100%	1108 mg	122 kcal · 10.4g P
#4	Egg, yolk only, raw	1085 mg	100%	331 mg	328 kcal · 16.2g P
#5	Egg, yolk, raw, fresh	1085 mg	100%	337 mg	322 kcal · 15.9g P
#6	Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, pasteurized	991 mg	100%	335 mg	296 kcal · 15.5g P
#7	Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, sugared, pasteurized	917 mg	100%	299 mg	307 kcal · 13.9g P
#8	Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw	852 mg	100%	461 mg	185 kcal · 13.9g P
#9	Quail egg, canned	841 mg	100%	532 mg	158 kcal · 13g P
#10	Duck egg, cooked	828 mg	100%	370 mg	224 kcal · 12g P
#11	Goose egg, cooked	799 mg	100%	357 mg	224 kcal · 12.9g P
#12	Shrimp, dried	630 mg	100%	252 mg	250 kcal · 51g P
#13	Egg substitute, powder	572 mg	100%	129 mg	444 kcal · 55.5g P
#14	Duck, domesticated, liver, raw	515 mg	100%	379 mg	136 kcal · 18.7g P
#15	Goose, liver, raw	515 mg	100%	387 mg	133 kcal · 16.4g P
#16	Hollandaise sauce	466 mg	100%	85.3 mg	546 kcal · 5.4g P
#17	Turkey, all classes, liver, raw	415 mg	100%	324 mg	128 kcal · 18.3g P
#18	Egg, whole, boiled or poached	411 mg	100%	287 mg	143 kcal · 12.4g P
#19	Egg, whole, raw	411 mg	100%	287 mg	143 kcal · 12.4g P
#20	Egg, whole, fried no added fat	410 mg	100%	287 mg	143 kcal · 12.4g 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	Egg, whole, cooked, fried	401 mg	100%	205 mg	196 kcal · 13.6g P
#24	Egg omelet or scrambled egg, made with butter	398 mg	100%	219 mg	182 kcal · 11.6g P
#25	Egg, whole, fried with butter	398 mg	100%	219 mg	182 kcal · 11.6g P
#26	Liver, chicken	392 mg	100%	207 mg	189 kcal · 20g P
#27	Pate, chicken liver, canned	391 mg	100%	195 mg	201 kcal · 13.4g P
#28	Egg, whole, fried with animal fat or meat drippings	389 mg	100%	207 mg	188 kcal · 11.7g P
#29	Egg, whole, baked, fat added	388 mg	100%	210 mg	185 kcal · 11.6g P
#30	Egg omelet or scrambled egg, made with margarine	383 mg	100%	224 mg	171 kcal · 11.6g P
#31	Egg omelet or scrambled egg, made with oil	383 mg	100%	199 mg	192 kcal · 11.6g P
#32	Egg, whole, fried with margarine	383 mg	100%	224 mg	171 kcal · 11.6g P
#33	Egg, whole, fried with oil	383 mg	100%	199 mg	192 kcal · 11.6g P
#34	Liver, beef	378 mg	100%	217 mg	174 kcal · 26.3g P
#35	Fish, roe, mixed species, raw	374 mg	100%	262 mg	143 kcal · 22.3g P

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