A cholesterol database, http://www.cholesterolindiet.com, with cholesterol content data of the most common foods in North America is released. The database contains more than 7,000 food items common to the American diet system.

The database's user-friendly search interface allows users to query the database: (1) to find out the cholesterol content of a particular food item, using a food item name, for example 'lettuce' (2) to find out what food items contain a certain range of cholesterol content (milligrams (mg) of cholesterol per 100 grams (g) of portion of food). For example, a user can query the database for foods that have a cholesterol content of 50 - 100 (mg/g), using '50 - 100' ( the units of measurement are not needed to be included in the query).

The cholesterol database is based on the cholesterol data generated and/or compiled from various scientific literature by the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory. The current cholesterol database uses the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20 (2007).

The cholesterol database has a free public access policy.

The database's website is http://www.cholesterolindiet.com.