EXPLORE A NUTRIENT

Choline

Discover how amounts vary across foods, on a shared basis for comparison.

Chemical reference: Choline cation (C5H14NO+). USDA reports Choline separately. [1] [2]

Choline cation — 2D chemical diagram — **Depicted form: Choline cation**
This reference form does not represent every form included in the USDA quantity.
Description, source and attribution
Reference depiction: Choline cation. Formula C5H14NO+; PubChem CID 305; charge 1. This specified form does not represent every form or molecule included in the USDA quantity.
PubChem Compound 305, 2D Structure. NCBI / National Library of Medicine. Source · Reuse terms
Source check: 2026-09-13 · No scientific editorial review.

A COMMON BASIS

Foods, per 100 g

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69 foods with data 37 not reported, excluded from ranking

Egg
Whole egg, hard-boiled.
293.8 mg
Shrimp
Mixed-species shrimp, cooked with moist heat; may contain moisture-retention additives.
135.4 mg
Goat meat
Goat meat, roasted, as classified by USDA under game meat.
106.4 mg
Lamb leg
Roasted lamb whole leg, shank and sirloin, separable lean only, choice, trimmed to 1/4 inch fat.
104.9 mg
Atlantic salmon
Farmed Atlantic salmon, cooked with dry heat.
90.5 mg
Pork tenderloin
Roasted pork tenderloin, separable lean only; seasoning not specified.
88.9 mg
Chicken breast
Roasted chicken breast, meat only, without skin; seasoning not specified.
85.3 mg
Atlantic cod
Atlantic cod, cooked with dry heat.
83.7 mg
Beef ground 90% lean
Ground beef, 90% lean / 10% fat, cooked as a pan-broiled patty.
81 mg
Flaxseed
Flaxseed; source does not specify grinding.
78.7 mg
Rainbow trout
Farmed rainbow trout, cooked with dry heat.
77.6 mg
Turkey breast
Roasted turkey breast from retail parts, meat only; seasoning not specified.
76.4 mg

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UNDERSTAND THE DATA

The nutrient, in context

How to read this ranking

This page compares Choline (Choline, total), in mg per 100 g of food.

Chemical forms and measurement methods remain separate. “Not reported” means a value is unavailable, not that the food contains zero. A food’s rank does not determine your individual needs or diagnose a deficiency.

Intake guidance

There is no validated NIH ODS fact sheet for this identity in Bitameans’ published version. We do not assign another nutrient’s recommendations to this form. An absent fact sheet does not mean that no upper intake limit exists.

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Identity and structure sources

PubChem Compound 305: Choline · Accessed 2026-09-13
USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods Documentation · Accessed 2026-09-13

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