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• Cholesterol (measured in milligrams) and calories are calculated per 100g of food.
• This cholesterol content of foods database contains approximately 7,000 most common food items.
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Cholesterol in Diet

Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that occurs naturally in all parts of the body. Your body needs some cholesterol to work properly. But if you have too much in your blood, it can stick to the walls of your arteries. This is called plaque. Plaque can narrow your arteries or even block them.

High levels of cholesterol in the blood can increase your risk of heart disease. Your cholesterol levels tend to rise as you get older. There are usually no signs or symptoms that you have high blood cholesterol, but it can be detected with a blood test. You are likely to have high cholesterol if members of your family have it, if you are overweight or if you eat a lot of fatty foods.

You can lower your cholesterol by exercising more and eating more fruits and vegetables. You also may need to take medicine to lower your cholesterol.

What is high blood cholesterol?

Too much cholesterol in your blood is called high blood cholesterol. It can be serious. People with high blood cholesterol have a greater chance of getting heart disease.

High blood cholesterol does not cause symptoms, so you may not be aware that your cholesterol level is too high.

High Blood Cholesterol Treatment

The main goal of cholesterol-lowering treatment is to lower your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or bad cholesterol level enough to reduce your chances of having a heart attack or developing a disease caused by narrowing of the arteries.
There are two main ways to lower your cholesterol -- through Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) and with medicines.

Food Sources

Foods containing saturated fats, trans fats, and cholesterol raise your cholesterol.

What is LDL cholesterol?

LDL stands for low-density lipoproteins. (Lipoproteins are molecules that carry cholesterol through your bloodstream.) LDL cholesterol is sometimes called bad cholesterol because it can build up in the walls of your arteries and make them narrower. This buildup of cholesterol is called plaque. Over time, plaque can build up so much that it narrows your arteries. This is called atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries.

The higher the level of LDL cholesterol in your blood, the greater your chances of getting heart disease.

What is HDL cholesterol?

HDL stands for high-density lipoproteins. (Lipoproteins are molecules that carry cholesterol through your bloodstream.) HDL cholesterol is sometimes called good cholesterol because it helps remove cholesterol from your artery walls and carries it to your liver. The liver then removes the cholesterol from your body.

The higher your HDL cholesterol level, the lower your chances of getting heart disease.

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List of Foods Highest in Cholesterol

Top 100 foods with high cholesterol content. Cholesterol is in milligrams and measured per 100 grams of food weight.

Foods Highest in Cholesterol

Cholesterol

Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, simmered

3100

Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised

3100

Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw

3010

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised

2552

Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried

2504

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw

2195

Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried

2120

Egg, yolk, dried

2052

Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised

2043

Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced

2017

Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried

1995

Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw

1590

Egg, whole, dried

1507

Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw

1352

Egg, yolk, raw, fresh

1085

Egg Mix, USDA Commodity

975

Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, sugared

959

Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, salted

955

Egg, yolk, raw, frozen

945

Egg, turkey, whole, fresh, raw

933

Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw

884

Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw

852

Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw

844

Veal, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, braised

791

Fish oil, herring

766

Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered

716

Fish oil, sardine

710

Fish, caviar, black and red, granular

588

Egg substitute, powder

572

Foods Highest in Cholesterol

Cholesterol

Fish oil, cod liver

570

Lamb, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, braised

565

Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, pan-fried

564

Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered

563

Fish oil, menhaden

521

Goose, liver, raw

515

Duck, domesticated, liver, raw

515

Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised

511

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised

504

Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised

501

Fish oil, menhaden, fully hydrogenated

500

Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried

493

Fish oil, salmon

485

Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried

485

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, braised

480

Fish, roe, mixed species, cooked, dry heat

479

Veal, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised

447

Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, fried

446

Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, simmered

442

Fish, whitefish, eggs (Alaska Native)

439

Chicken, capons, giblets, cooked, simmered

434

Egg, whole, raw, frozen

432

McDONALD'S, Scrambled Eggs

427

Fast foods, egg, scrambled

426

Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw

411

Egg, whole, cooked, fried

401

Lamb, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, cooked, braised

400

Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised

396

Pate, chicken liver, canned

391

Sea lion, Steller, kidney (Alaska Native)

390

Moose, liver, braised (Alaska Native)

389

Foods High in Cholesterol

Cholesterol

Turkey, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered

388

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, lungs, cooked, braised

387

Egg, whole, raw, frozen, salted

387

Lamb, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised

385

Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried

381

Fish, roe, mixed species, raw

374

Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled

373

Egg, whole, raw, fresh

372

Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw

371

Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered

370

Egg, whole, cooked, poached

370

Veal, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw

364

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, spleen, raw

363

Sea lion, Steller, liver (Alaska Native)

359

Chicken, roasting, giblets, cooked, simmered

357

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised

355

Chicken, stewing, giblets, cooked, simmered

355

Veal, variety meats and by-products, thymus, cooked, braised

350

Beef, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised

347

Chicken, liver, all classes, raw

345

Veal, variety meats and by-products, spleen, raw

340

Lamb, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw

337

Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw

334

Turkey, liver, all classes, raw

331

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, lungs, raw

320

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw

319

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, stomach, cooked, simmered

316

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, cooked, braised

315

Egg, whole, cooked, omelet

313

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw

301

Beef, variety meats and by-products, thymus, cooked, braised

294

Foods High in Cholesterol

Cholesterol

Chicken, capons, giblets, raw

292

Turkey, all classes, giblets, cooked, simmered, some giblet fat

289

Lamb, variety meats and by-products, lungs, cooked, braised

284

Turkey, all classes, giblets, raw

282

Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, chitterlings, cooked, simmered

277

Egg, whole, cooked, scrambled

277

Beef, variety meats and by-products, lungs, cooked, braised

277

Eggs, scrambled, frozen mixture

277

Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw

275

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