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 1014 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

710 foods with recorded data, ranked highest first. Showing 1–100 of 710. 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 Cheese, Brie, with outer rind removed 93 mg
7 Aubergine, fried in butter 73 mg
8 Yorkshire pudding, made with whole milk 57.3 mg
9 Stuffing, sage and onion, homemade 50 mg
10 Pudding, Christmas, homemade 41.2 mg
11 Pudding, Christmas, retail 36 mg
12 Pastichio 33.1 mg
13 Coffee, Irish 22.3 mg
14 Pudding, rice, homemade, with whole milk 19.1 mg
15 Horseradish sauce 14 mg
16 Pudding, rice, homemade, with semi-skimmed milk 12.7 mg
17 Porridge, made with whole milk 12.5 mg
18 Pudding, rice, homemade, with skimmed milk 10.4 mg
19 Tomato sauce, homemade 10 mg
20 Potatoes, old, mashed with butter 9.9 mg
21 Stuffing mix, dried 5 mg
22 Porridge, made with milk and water 3.1 mg
23 Coffee, infusion, average, with single cream 3 mg
24 Coffee, cappuccino, latte 2.8 mg
25 Coffee, infusion, average, with whole milk 2 mg
26 Tea, infusion, average, with whole milk 2 mg
27 Coffeemate, whitener powder 2 mg
28 Coffee, instant, made up with water and whole milk 2 mg
29 Coffee, infusion, average, with semi-skimmed milk 1 mg
30 Tea, infusion, average, with semi-skimmed milk 1 mg
31 Coffee, instant, made up with water and semi-skimmed milk 1 mg
32 Stuffing mix, dried, assorted flavours, made up 1 mg
33 Wheatgerm 0.4 mg
34 Flour, soya 0.3 mg
35 Porridge oats, unfortified 0.3 mg
36 Rice, brown, basmati, raw 0.3 mg
37 Cabbage, red, cooked with apple 0.3 mg
38 Rice, red, raw 0.3 mg
39 Rice, brown, wholegrain, raw 0.2 mg
40 Rice, brown, basmati, boiled in unsalted water 0.1 mg
41 Flour, gari (cassava flour) 0.1 mg
42 Red rice, boiled in unsalted water 0.1 mg
43 Rice, brown, wholegrain, boiled in unsalted water 0.1 mg
44 Pomelo, flesh only 0 mg
45 Pomegranate, flesh and pips, weighed with skin 0 mg
46 Pomegranate, flesh and pips 0 mg
47 Whitecurrants, stewed with sugar 0 mg
48 Plums, Victoria, stewed without sugar 0 mg
49 Apple juice concentrate, unsweetened, commerical 0 mg
50 Whitecurrants, raw 0 mg
51 Apple juice, clear, ambient and chilled 0 mg
52 Plums, yellow, flesh and skin, raw, weighed with stones 0 mg
53 Plums, yellow, flesh and skin, raw 0 mg
54 Plums, Victoria, stewed without sugar, weighed with stones 0 mg
55 Plums, Victoria, flesh and skin, raw, weighed with stones 0 mg
56 Pomelo, flesh only, weighed with peel and pips 0 mg
57 Prickly pears, flesh and seeds 0 mg
58 Tamarind 0 mg
59 Redcurrants, raw 0 mg
60 Tamarillos, flesh and seeds 0 mg
61 Sultanas 0 mg
62 Sharon fruit, flesh only 0 mg
63 Sapodilla, flesh only 0 mg
64 Rhubarb, stems only, raw 0 mg
65 Redcurrants, stewed without sugar 0 mg
66 Raspberries, stewed without sugar 0 mg
67 Prunes, flesh and skin, stewed without sugar 0 mg
68 Prunes, flesh and skin, weighed with stones 0 mg
69 Prunes, flesh and skin 0 mg
70 Whitecurrants, stewed without sugar 0 mg
71 Plums, dessert, flesh and skin, raw, weighed with stones 0 mg
72 Melon, Honeydew, flesh only, weighed whole 0 mg
73 Melon, flesh only, average, weighed with skin 0 mg
74 Melon, flesh only, average, weighed whole 0 mg
75 Melon, flesh only, average 0 mg
76 Melon, Canteloupe-type, flesh only, weighed with skin 0 mg
77 Melon, Canteloupe-type, flesh only, weighed whole 0 mg
78 Grapes, average, weighed with pips 0 mg
79 Grapes, average 0 mg
80 Citrus fruit, soft/easy peelers, flesh only, weighed with peel and pips 0 mg
81 Bananas, flesh only 0 mg
82 Melon, Honeydew, flesh only, weighed with skin 0 mg
83 Olives, green, in brine, drained, flesh and skin, weighed with stones 0 mg
84 Kiwi fruit, flesh only, raw, weighed with skin 0 mg
85 Plums, dessert, flesh and skin, raw 0 mg
86 Kiwi fruit, flesh only, raw 0 mg
87 Orange juice, freshly squeezed, weighed as whole fruit 0 mg
88 Orange juice, freshly squeezed 0 mg
89 Pears, raw, flesh only, peeled, weighed with skin and core 0 mg
90 Pears, average, raw, flesh only 0 mg
91 Apples, cooking, raw, flesh only, weighed with skin and core 0 mg
92 Apples, cooking, raw, flesh only, peeled 0 mg
93 Pears, average, flesh and skin, raw, weighed with core and stalk 0 mg
94 Apples, eating, raw, flesh and skin, weighed with core 0 mg
95 Apples, cooking, baked without sugar, flesh only, weighed with skin 0 mg
96 Apples, cooking, baked without sugar, flesh only 0 mg
97 Plums, average, flesh and skin, stewed without sugar, weighed with stones 0 mg
98 Plums, average, flesh and skin, stewed without sugar 0 mg
99 Oranges, flesh only, weighed with peel and pips 0 mg
100 Peaches, flesh and skin, raw, weighed with stone 0 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.