EXPLORE A NUTRIENT

Cholesterol

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

Chemical reference: cholesterol (C27H46O). USDA reports Cholesterol separately. [1] [2]

cholesterol — 2D chemical diagram — **Depicted form: cholesterol**
An identity reference, not the appearance of the food.
Description, source and attribution
Reference depiction: cholesterol. Formula C27H46O; PubChem CID 5997; charge 0. This is a chemical reference, not a depiction of its physical appearance in food.
PubChem Compound 5997, 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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77 foods with data 29 not reported, excluded from ranking

Egg
Whole egg, hard-boiled.
373 mg
Shrimp
Mixed-species shrimp, cooked with moist heat; may contain moisture-retention additives.
211 mg
Canned sardines
Atlantic sardines canned in oil, drained solids with bone.
142 mg
Cheddar cheese
Cheddar cheese; sodium reflects the source product.
100 mg
Duck meat
Domesticated duck, roasted, meat only, without skin.
89 mg
Lamb leg
Roasted lamb whole leg, shank and sirloin, separable lean only, choice, trimmed to 1/4 inch fat.
89 mg
Chicken breast
Roasted chicken breast, meat only, without skin; seasoning not specified.
85 mg
Beef ground 90% lean
Ground beef, 90% lean / 10% fat, cooked as a pan-broiled patty.
84 mg
Mozzarella cheese
Whole-milk mozzarella cheese; not the low-moisture entry.
79 mg
Queso fresco
Solid queso fresco cheese, USDA record; not a measurement of every Costa Rican fresh cheese.
76.09 mg
Goat meat
Goat meat, roasted, as classified by USDA under game meat.
75 mg
Pork tenderloin
Roasted pork tenderloin, separable lean only; seasoning not specified.
73 mg

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UNDERSTAND THE DATA

The nutrient, in context

How to read this ranking

This page compares Cholesterol (Cholesterol), 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 5997: Cholesterol · Accessed 2026-09-13
USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods Documentation · Accessed 2026-09-13

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