EXPLORE A NUTRIENT

Choline, free

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

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

Choline cation — 2D chemical diagram — **Depicted form: Choline cation**
An identity reference, not the appearance of the food.
Description, source and attribution
Reference depiction: Choline cation. Formula C5H14NO+; PubChem CID 305; charge 1. This is a chemical reference, not a depiction of its physical appearance in food.
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

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1 foods with data 105 not reported, excluded from ranking

Whole milk
Whole cow's milk, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D.
3 mg

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UNDERSTAND THE DATA

The nutrient, in context

How to read this ranking

This page compares Choline, free (Choline, free), 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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