Cholesterol: Daily Value and top food sources
Daily Value: 300 mg (FDA, adults and children 4+)
Ranked by how much Cholesterol a typical portion provides, rather than per 3.5 oz (100 g). Lists built per 3.5 oz (100 g) fill up with dried herbs and fortified bars, and nobody eats 3.5 oz (100 g) of thyme. Portions are the primary household measure USDA records for each food. From the 1990 foods in Bioma Learn. 180 foods are excluded from this ranking: USDA records no household measure for them (we will not call 100 g a portion), or it reports a value so high for one portion that we treat it as a data error, or the food is a dry uncooked staple measured before cooking.
Share of the Daily Value (300 mg) in one portion. Full amounts in the table below.
| Food | Portion | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked | 1 cup chopped or dice (145 g) | 536.5 mg | 179% |
| Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled | 1 cup, chopped (136 g) | 507.3 mg | 169% |
| Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked | 3 oz (85 g) | 478.6 mg | 160% |
| Chicken, giblets, cooked, simmered | 3 oz (85 g) | 375.7 mg | 125% |
| Shrimp, mixed species, canned | 1 cup (128 g) | 322.6 mg | 108% |
| Egg custards, dry mix | 1 package (3 oz) (85 g) | 219.3 mg | 73% |
| Lobster, northern, cooked | 1 cup (145 g) | 211.7 mg | 71% |
| Sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone | 1 cup, drained (149 g) | 211.6 mg | 71% |
| Eggs, whole | 1.0 egg whole without shell (50.3 g) | 206.7 mg | 69% |
| Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, cooked | 1.0 piece (174 g) | 201.8 mg | 67% |
| Corn pudding, home prepared | 1 cup (250 g) | 180 mg | 60% |
| Shrimp, mixed species, cooked | 3 oz (85 g) | 179.3 mg | 60% |
| Dove, cooked | 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g) | 162.4 mg | 54% |
| Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat | 1.0 paired cooked w crumbles (155 g) | 161.2 mg | 54% |
| Spinach souffle | 1 cup (136 g) | 160.5 mg | 53% |
| Fontina cheese | 1 cup, diced (132 g) | 153.1 mg | 51% |
| Mexican cheese, queso anejo | 1 cup, crumbled (132 g) | 138.6 mg | 46% |
| Mexican cheese, queso asadero | 1 cup, diced (132 g) | 138.6 mg | 46% |
| Mexican cheese, queso chihuahua | 1 cup, diced (132 g) | 138.6 mg | 46% |
| Low-sodium cheese, cheddar or colby | 1 cup, diced (132 g) | 132 mg | 44% |
| Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, bbq | 3 oz (85 g) | 131.8 mg | 44% |
| Pasteurized process cheese, cheddar or American, low sodium | 1 cup, diced (140 g) | 131.6 mg | 44% |
| Chicken, cooked, fried | 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g) | 131.6 mg | 44% |
| Crab, blue, canned | 1 cup (135 g) | 130.9 mg | 44% |
| Chicken, dark meat, cooked, roasted | 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g) | 130.2 mg | 43% |
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