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Cholesterol is essential for the normal function of the body. Nonetheless, when its level in the blood rises beyond the normal level it causes health complications that include heart diseases. One of the causes of rise in serum cholesterol is consumption of diet that is high in cholesterol. Therefore, adjusting diet is one approach to lowering serum cholesterol level and maintainging healthy lifestyle.
In the following table is a list of low cholesterol food sources and their corresponding cholesterol content.
| Cholesterol food sources |
Cholesterol content in mg/ 100 g food |
| Cream, sour, cultured |
41.67 |
| Cream, sour, reduced fat, cultured |
40.00 |
| Sandwich spread, pork, beef |
40.00 |
| Cream, fluid, half and half |
40.00 |
| Salad dressing, mayonnaise, soybean oil, with salt |
36.23 |
| Doughnuts, cake-type, plain (includes unsugared, old-fashioned) |
35.71 |
| Fish, fish portions and sticks, frozen, preheated |
32.14 |
| Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with margarine |
31.25 |
| Cookies, peanut butter, prepared from recipe |
30.00 |
| Cookies, chocolate chip, refrigerated dough, baked |
26.92 |
| KELLOGG'S Eggo Lowfat Homestyle Waffles |
25.71 |
| Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain |
25.00 |
| Cheese, low fat, cheddar or colby |
21.16 |
| Candies, milk chocolate, with almonds |
19.51 |
| Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting |
18.00 |
| Cookies, brownies, commercially prepared |
17.86 |
| Pancakes plain, frozen, ready-to-heat (includes buttermilk) |
16.67 |
| Soup, beef broth or bouillon, powder, dry |
16.67 |
| Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, sponge |
16.47 |
| Waffles, plain, frozen, ready -to-heat, toasted |
15.15 |
| Candies, M&M MARS, MARS MILKY WAY Bar |
14.75 |
| Pizza, cheese topping, regular crust, frozen, cooked |
14.29 |
| Candies, M&M MARS, M&M's" Milk Chocolate Candies " |
14.29 |
| Candies, M&M MARS, SNICKERS Bar |
14.04 |
| Candies, NESTLE, CRUNCH Bar and Dessert Topping |
13.64 |
| Fast foods, potatoes, hashed brown |
12.50 |
| Candies, M&M MARS, M&M's" Peanut Chocolate Candies " |
10.00 |
| Crackers, cheese, regular |
10.00 |
| Candies, caramels |
9.90 |
| Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor |
9.09 |
| Coleslaw, home-prepared |
8.33 |
| Sour dressing, non-butterfat, cultured, filled cream-type |
8.33 |
| Doughnuts, yeast-leavened, glazed, enriched (includes honey buns) |
7.69 |
| Sweet potato, cooked, candied, home-prepared |
7.62 |
| Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk |
7.14 |
| Puddings, vanilla, ready-to-eat |
7.08 |
| Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk |
7.04 |
| Bread, Indian, fry, made with lard (Navajo) |
6.67 |
| Salad dressing, italian dressing, reduced fat |
6.67 |
| Cookies, oatmeal, commercially prepared, soft-type |
6.67 |
| Cheese, cream, fat free |
6.41 |
| Salad dressing, russian dressing, low calorie |
6.13 |
| Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk |
6.12 |
| Snacks, popcorn, caramel-coated, without peanuts |
5.68 |
| Pie, chocolate creme, commercially prepared |
5.31 |
| Fast foods, chimichanga, with beef |
5.17 |
| Soup, onion mix, dehydrated, dry form |
5.13 |
| Fast foods, coleslaw |
5.05 |
| Snacks, trail mix, regular, with chocolate chips, salted nuts and seeds |
4.11 |
| Soup, cream of chicken, canned, prepared with equal volume water, |
4.10 |
| Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat |
4.08 |
| Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat |
3.98 |
| Yogurt, fruit, low fat, 10 grams protein per 8 ounce |
3.96 |
| Soup, chicken noodle, dehydrated, prepared with water |
3.96 |
| Snacks, corn-based, extruded, puffs or twists, cheese-flavor |
3.53 |
| Candies, carob |
3.53 |
| Snacks, tortilla chips, nacho-flavor, reduced fat |
3.53 |
| Snacks, potato chips, made from dried potatoes, sour-cream and onion-flavor |
3.53 |
| Gravy, beef, canned |
3.43 |
| Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe |
3.33 |
| Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, lowfat |
3.20 |
| Soup, chicken noodle, canned, prepared with equal volume water, |
2.90 |
| Soup, chicken with rice, canned, prepared with equal volume water, |
2.90 |
| Fast foods, potato, mashed |
2.50 |
| Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, Low Fat 100% Natural Granola with Raisins |
2.00 |
| Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER 100% Natural Cereal with oats, honey, and raisins |
1.96 |
| Gravy, chicken, canned |
1.68 |
| Gravy, turkey, canned |
1.68 |
| Egg substitute, liquid |
1.59 |
| Frozen yogurts, vanilla, soft-serve |
1.39 |
| Cake, white, prepared from recipe without frosting |
1.35 |
| Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting |
0.89 |
| Puddings, tapioca, ready-to-eat |
0.88 |
| Puddings, rice, ready-to-eat |
0.88 |
| Bread crumbs, dry, grated, seasoned |
0.83 |
LDL cholesterol related:
"How low should LDL cholesterol be lowered?"
LDL cholesterol lowering and atherosclerosis
The following links also have dietary information helpful for lowering cholesterol naturally:
Cholesterol: good or bad for health?
Cholesterol: benefits and how to raise HDL cholesterol level
List of food totally free of cholesterol
Cholesterol content in foods of plant-origin
More food stuffs high/low in cholesterol
Foods of animal origin high in cholesterol- USDA
Cholesterol content in seafoods (tuna, salmon, shrimp)
Cookbooks for low cholesterol diet
Related links
Fat: List of Food high in total fat and saturated fatty acids
Unsaturated fat: Food high in polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat content?
Data adapted from:
USDA National Nutrient Database Reference, Release 18
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