About this page: Data is drawn from Nutriofia's structured database of published sources (CoFID, USDA, and published analytical literature). The coverage bar shows what percentage of our 1129 foods have been measured for Cholesterol. This is a research tool — nothing here constitutes medical advice.

About Cholesterol

A fat-like substance found in animal foods and made by the body; overall dietary pattern (especially saturated and trans fats) has a bigger impact on blood cholesterol than dietary cholesterol alone.

⚠️ Too little

No dietary deficiency; the body produces cholesterol as needed.

🚫 Too much

High intakes usually reflect diets high in animal foods and may coincide with higher saturated fat; focus on overall dietary pattern.

Sources: NHS

Foods Containing Cholesterol

871 foods with recorded data, ranked highest first. Showing 1–100 of 871. Values per 100g fresh weight.

# Food Per 100g Level
★ Omelette, plain, homemade 303 mg
★ Omelette, curried, homemade 282.7 mg
★ Omelette, cheese, homemade 232.4 mg
4 Roulade, spinach 122.6 mg
5 Omelette, Spanish, homemade 120 mg
6 Flan, cheese and mushroom, wholemeal, homemade 116.9 mg
7 Flan, cheese and mushroom, homemade 94.7 mg
8 Cheese, Brie, with outer rind removed 93 mg
9 Shortbread 81.9 mg
10 Aubergine, fried in butter 73 mg
11 Flan, cheese, onion and potato, wholemeal, homemade 63 mg
12 Yorkshire pudding, made with whole milk 57.3 mg
13 Stuffing, sage and onion, homemade 50 mg
14 Potatoes, duchesse 45.6 mg
15 Flan, cheese, onion and potato, homemade 41.3 mg
16 Pudding, Christmas, homemade 41.2 mg
17 Pesto sauce, homemade 40.8 mg
18 Pasty, vegetable, wholemeal, homemade 37.1 mg
19 Garlic mushrooms, not coated, homemade 36.1 mg
20 Pudding, Christmas, retail 36 mg
21 Biscuits, cookies, chocolate chip, American style 35.5 mg
22 Nut roast, mixed nuts with egg, homemade 33 mg
23 Nut and seed roast, mixed nuts and sunflower seeds with egg, homemade 33 mg
24 Flan, vegetable, wholemeal, homemade 30.1 mg
25 Nut and rice roast, mixed nuts with egg, homemade 29 mg
26 Nut and vegetable roast, mixed nuts with egg, homemade 29 mg
27 Lentil and nut roast, with egg, homemade 26 mg
28 Coffee, Irish 22.3 mg
29 Pasta, egg, white, dried, raw 20.1 mg
30 Broccoli in cheese sauce, made with semi-skimmed milk, homemade 19.7 mg
31 Pudding, rice, homemade, with whole milk 19.1 mg
32 Potato, leek and celery bake 17 mg
33 Chocolate covered wafer biscuit 16.3 mg
34 Leeks in cheese sauce, made with whole milk, homemade 15.9 mg
35 Horseradish sauce 14 mg
36 Leeks in cheese sauce, made with semi-skimmed milk, homemade 14 mg
37 Aubergine, stuffed with vegetables, cheese topping 13.9 mg
38 Leeks in cheese sauce, made with skimmed milk, homemade 13.4 mg
39 Pudding, rice, homemade, with semi-skimmed milk 12.7 mg
40 Porridge, made with whole milk 12.5 mg
41 Coleslaw, with reduced calorie dressing, retail 11.9 mg
42 Coleslaw, not low calorie, retail 11 mg
43 Flan, vegetable, homemade 11 mg
44 Pudding, rice, homemade, with skimmed milk 10.4 mg
45 Salad, Waldorf 10.1 mg
46 Tomato sauce, homemade 10 mg
47 Potatoes, old, mashed with butter 9.9 mg
48 Salad, Greek 9.8 mg
49 Chocolate covered caramel and biscuit fingers 9.5 mg
50 Pudding, rice, canned 9 mg
51 Lasagne, vegetable, wholemeal, homemade 9 mg
52 Doughnuts, ring, iced 8.9 mg
53 Vegetable bake, homemade 8.3 mg
54 Pilau, mushroom, homemade 8.2 mg
55 Breadsticks, plain 6.2 mg
56 Lasagne, spinach, wholemeal, homemade 6 mg
57 Cereal bars, with fruit and/or nuts, no chocolate, unfortified 5.9 mg
58 Peppers, green, stuffed with vegetables, cheese topping, homemade 5.5 mg
59 Flan, lentil and tomato, homemade 5.2 mg
60 Flan, lentil and tomato, wholemeal, homemade 5.2 mg
61 Stuffing mix, dried 5 mg
62 Curry, vegetable, ready meal, without rice, cooked 3.6 mg
63 Porridge, made with milk and water 3.1 mg
64 Coffee, infusion, average, with single cream 3 mg
65 Coffee, cappuccino, latte 2.8 mg
66 Vegetables, mixed, cooked with onion, spice and tomatoes, homemade 2.2 mg
67 Coffeemate, whitener powder 2 mg
68 Coffee, infusion, average, with whole milk 2 mg
69 Coffee, instant, made up with water and whole milk 2 mg
70 Tea, infusion, average, with whole milk 2 mg
71 Chocolate nut spread 2 mg
72 Curry, vegetable, retail, with rice 1.9 mg
73 Muesli, Swiss style, unfortified 1.7 mg
74 Currant buns, retail 1.5 mg
75 Fig Rolls 1.3 mg
76 Vegetables, stir-fried, takeaway 1.2 mg
77 Pasty, vegetable, homemade 1.2 mg
78 Coffee, infusion, average, with semi-skimmed milk 1 mg
79 Coffee, instant, made up with water and semi-skimmed milk 1 mg
80 Tea, infusion, average, with semi-skimmed milk 1 mg
81 Stuffing mix, dried, assorted flavours, made up 1 mg
82 Soup, mushroom, carton, chilled 1 mg
83 Re-fried beans 1 mg
84 Samosas, vegetable, retail 0.8 mg
85 Wheatgerm 0.4 mg
86 Porridge oats, unfortified 0.3 mg
87 Rice, brown, basmati, raw 0.3 mg
88 Rice, red, raw 0.3 mg
89 Flour, soya 0.3 mg
90 Cabbage, red, cooked with apple 0.3 mg
91 Rolled Oats 0.3 mg
92 Rice, brown, wholegrain, raw 0.2 mg
93 Rice (Brown, Long Grain) 0.2 mg
94 Rice (Brown, Short Grain) 0.2 mg
95 Curry, vegetable, with yogurt, UK type, homemade 0.2 mg
96 Rice, brown, basmati, boiled in unsalted water 0.1 mg
97 Rice, brown, wholegrain, boiled in unsalted water 0.1 mg
98 Red rice, boiled in unsalted water 0.1 mg
99 Flour, gari (cassava flour) 0.1 mg
100 Tortilla, wheat, soft 0.1 mg

* Values are per 100g fresh weight. % NRV = percentage of EU Nutrient Reference Value. Bar shows relative level compared to the highest value across all foods in the database.

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Data sources: Standard nutrients: McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), Public Health England. EU Nutrient Reference Values: Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (Annex XIII). All values per 100g fresh weight unless stated. Nothing here constitutes medical advice. Nutriofia database · Argarth Collective Ltd · Company No. 16864945.