Cholesterol is required for normal health. Nonetheless, when its level in blood rises beyond the normal level it causes health complications including cardiovascular disease. One of the causes for the rise in serum cholesterol is consumption of diet high in cholesterol. Therefore, adjusting diet is one of the approaches to lower serum cholesterol level and maintaining healthy lifestyle. To achieve that, evidently, low cholesterol foods or even zero cholesterol foods are the choice.

Table: List of low cholesterol foods and their corresponding cholesterol content.

Cholesterol food sources	Cholesterol content (mg/ 100 g edible food portion)
Cream, sour, cultured	41.67
Pizza Hut 14" cheese pizza, Thin 'N Crispy Crust	41.00
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

 

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Cholesterol in food related links:
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Cholesterol: benefits and how to raise HDL cholesterol level
List of cholesterol free foods
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

Fat in food related links:
Fat: List of Food high in total fat and saturated fatty acids
Unsaturated fat: Food high in polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat content?

Low cholesterol foods list adapted from: USDA National Nutrient Database Reference, Release 18