Cholesterol Content in Common Foods

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/21/2011 - 21:36

Here are some of the more common cholesterol-containing foods:

FOOD CHOLESTEROL (milligrams)
Human milk 32 (varies)
Meats (3 ounces)
  • Liver
  • Lean ground beef, lamb, chicken breast, pork
    		•
    400-500
    78
    Egg, whole or egg yolk (1 large) 213
    Fish (3 ounces):
  • Shrimp
  • Lobster
  • Mackerel
  • Salmon
  • Catfish
  • Tuna
  • Crab
  • Snapper
  • Cod
  • Halibut
  • Clams
  • Orange roughy
    		•
    130-166
    81
    62
    47-60
    49
    42-50
    36-50
    40
    37
    35
    29
    17
    Dairy products:
    Milk (1 cup)
  • nonfat
  • 1 percent
  • 2 percent
  • whole (3.3-3.7 percent)
    Yogurt (1 cup):
  • nonfat
  • lowfat
  • whole
    Cheese (1 ounce):
  • cheddar
  • cheddar, lowfat
    Cottage cheese (1/2 cup)
  • nonfat
  • 1 percent fat
  • 2 percent fat
    Butter (1 tbs.)


    • <5
    10
    18
    33-35

    <5
    15
    29

    30
    6

    10
    10
    15
    10

    Note: Recommended maximum daily cholesterol allowance: less than 300 milligrams per day. There is no RDA minimum for cholesterol. Since your body makes all it needs, it's not essential that you eat any.

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