Foods high in cholesterol

Herring fish oil tops the list with 766 mg per 100 g. The Daily Value for cholesterol is 300 mg. Ranked from 12,186 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

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  1. 1Herring fish oilFats and Oils766 mg255% DV
  2. 2Sardine oilFats and Oils710 mg237% DV
  3. 3Cod liver oilFats and Oils570 mg190% DV
  4. 4Menhaden fish oilFats and Oils521 mg174% DV
  5. 5Fully hydrogenated menhaden fish oilFats and Oils500 mg167% DV
  6. 6Salmon fish oilFats and Oils485 mg162% DV
  7. 7Beef tallowFats and Oils109 mg36% DV
  8. 8Light butter, stick, unsaltedFats and Oils106 mg35% DV
  9. 9Light butter, with saltFats and Oils106 mg35% DV
  10. 10Turkey fatFats and Oils102 mg34% DV
  11. 11Beef tallow and cottonseed shorteningFats and Oils100 mg33% DV
  12. 12Goose fatFats and Oils100 mg33% DV
  13. 13Bacon greaseFats and Oils95 mg32% DV
  14. 14LardFats and Oils95 mg32% DV
  15. 15Butter margarine blend, 80% fat, unsaltedFats and Oils88 mg29% DV
  16. 16Chicken fatFats and Oils85 mg28% DV
  17. 17Sandwich spread with chopped pickle, regularFats and Oils76 mg25% DV
  18. 18Reduced calorie vegetable oil butter spreadFats and Oils71 mg24% DV
  19. 19Italian dressing, regular, without saltFats and Oils67 mg22% DV
  20. 20Mayonnaise, soybean and safflower oil, with saltFats and Oils59 mg20% DV
  21. 21Mayonnaise, soybean oil, without saltFats and Oils59 mg20% DV
  22. 22Lard and vegetable oil shorteningFats and Oils56 mg19% DV
  23. 23Reduced calorie vegetable oil-butter spreadFats and Oils54 mg18% DV
  24. 24Regular peppercorn salad dressingFats and Oils49 mg16% DV
  25. 25Imitation mayonnaise, milk creamFats and Oils43 mg14% DV
  26. 26Mayonnaise, regularFats and Oils42 mg14% DV
  27. 27Coleslaw dressingFats and Oils41 mg14% DV
  28. 28Regular green goddess dressingFats and Oils40 mg13% DV
  29. 29Regular Caesar dressingFats and Oils39 mg13% DV
  30. 30Kraft Mayo Light mayonnaiseFats and Oils35 mg12% DV
  31. 31Reduced fat mayonnaise with olive oilFats and Oils33 mg11% DV
  32. 32Smart Balance Omega Plus light mayoFats and Oils33 mg11% DV
  33. 33Blue cheese dressingFats and Oils31 mg10% DV
  34. 34Honey mustard dressingFats and Oils29 mg10% DV
  35. 35Low calorie mayonnaiseFats and Oils26 mg9% DV
  36. 36Ranch dressingFats and Oils26 mg9% DV
  37. 37Thousand island dressing, regularFats and Oils26 mg9% DV
  38. 38Reduced fat coleslaw dressingFats and Oils25 mg8% DV
  39. 39Imitation mayonnaise, soybeanFats and Oils24 mg8% DV
  40. 40Low sodium diet mayonnaiseFats and Oils24 mg8% DV
  41. 41Smart Balance Omega Plus spreadFats and Oils23 mg8% DV
  42. 42Mayonnaise type dressing, regular, with saltFats and Oils19 mg6% DV
  43. 43Light mayonnaiseFats and Oils16 mg5% DV
  44. 44Lite buttermilk salad dressingFats and Oils16 mg5% DV
  45. 45Reduced fat ranch dressingFats and Oils16 mg5% DV
  46. 46Creamy poppyseed dressingFats and Oils15 mg5% DV
  47. 47Soybean oil and butter blendFats and Oils12 mg4% DV
  48. 48Thousand island dressing, reduced fatFats and Oils11 mg4% DV
  49. 49Light blue or roquefort cheese dressingFats and Oils10 mg3% DV
  50. 50Fat-free mayonnaise-like salad dressingFats and Oils9 mg3% DV
  51. 51Kraft Miracle Whip Free nonfat dressingFats and Oils9 mg3% DV
  52. 52Fat-free ranch dressingFats and Oils7 mg2% DV
  53. 53Italian dressing, reduced fat, without saltFats and Oils6 mg2% DV
  54. 54Russian dressing, low calorieFats and Oils6 mg2% DV
  55. 55Fat-free thousand island dressingFats and Oils5 mg2% DV
  56. 56Bacon and tomato salad dressingFats and Oils4 mg1% DV
  57. 57Fat free butter powderFats and Oils2 mg1% DV
  58. 58Fat-free blue or roquefort cheese dressingFats and Oils2 mg1% DV
  59. 59Fat-free Italian dressingFats and Oils2 mg1% DV
  60. 60Low calorie Caesar salad dressingFats and Oils2 mg1% DV
  61. 6160% fat vegetable oil spread, saltedFats and Oils1 mg0% DV
  62. 6260% fat vegetable oil spread, unsaltedFats and Oils1 mg0% DV
  63. 6360% fat vegetable oil spread, with saltFats and Oils1 mg0% DV
  64. 64Fat-free Caesar dressingFats and Oils1 mg0% DV
  65. 65Fat-free honey mustard dressingFats and Oils1 mg0% DV
  66. 66Fat-free vegetable oil spread, liquid, saltedFats and Oils1 mg0% DV
  67. 67Low calorie blue cheese salad dressingFats and Oils1 mg0% DV
  68. 68Vegetable oil spread, unsaltedFats and Oils1 mg0% DV

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Source: USDA FoodData Central. Per serving uses each food's typical USDA portion. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older.