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Cholesterol in food according to Wikipedia.

Top 50 Foods with the greatest value in cholesterol

Reminder: according to your Nutritional Profile, your recommended intakes in cholesterol are 20mg and your maximum tolerated intakes are 300mg.

Top 10: Foods with the greatest value in cholesterol

food	intakes per portion
Lamb brain (100g)	2504mg
Veal brain (100g)	2120mg
Beef brain (100g)	1995mg
Veal kidney (100g)	791mg
Beef kidney (100g)	716mg
Lamb kidney (100g)	565mg
Lamb liver (100g)	493mg
Veal liver (100g)	485mg
Pork kidneys (100g)	480mg
Hard Roe (100g)	479mg

Foods with the greatest value in cholesterol: 11-50

food	intakes per portion
Quail Egg (50g)	422mg
Raw Pork kidneys (125g)	399mg
Beef liver (100g)	396mg
Chicken Gizzard (100g)	370mg
Pork liver (100g)	355mg
Veal thymus (100g)	350mg
Scrambled Egg (110g)	322mg
Beef Thymus (100g)	294mg
Egg and Cheese Sandwich (140g)	279mg
Squid (100g)	260mg
Lamb heart (100g)	249mg
Ham, egg and cheese sandwich (140g)	241mg
Veal tongue (100g)	238mg
Cuttlefish (100g)	224mg
Beef heart (100g)	212mg
Shrimp (100g)	211mg
Egg (fried) (50g)	200mg
Egg (50g)	183mg
Egg (boiled) (50g)	183mg
Egg (poached) (50g)	183mg
Veal heart (100g)	176mg
Eel (100g)	161mg
Veal shoulder (100g)	153mg
Beef Tripe (125g)	153mg
Scampi (100g)	149mg
Lobster (100g)	146mg
Cubed veal (100g)	145mg
Roasted Chicken wing (100g)	141mg
Liver Pate (55g)	140mg
Fried Shrimp (100g)	138mg
Crayfish, farmed, boiled or steamed (100g)	137mg
Crab Cake (100g)	137mg
Beef Tongue (100g)	132mg
Turkey leg (100g)	132mg
Cheese Souffle (250ml)	129mg
Pork Tail (100g)	129mg
Roasted Chicken leg (100g)	127mg
Pigeon (125g)	119mg
lean-veal (100g)	118mg
Deer (100g)	112mg

Food group ranking ordered by value in cholesterol

Food group ranking ordered by value in cholesterol

Food Group	max intakes per portion
Lamb, Veal, Game	2504mg
Beef Products	1995mg
Pork Products	480mg
Finfish, Shellfish	479mg
Dairy, Egg Products	422mg
Poultry Products	370mg
Fast Foods	279mg
Sausages, Luncheon Meats	140mg
Mixed Dishes	129mg
Sweets	104mg
Vegetables, Vegetable Products	95mg
Cereals	88mg
Baked Products	55mg
Fats, Oils	53mg
Legumes	46mg
Beverages	21mg
Soups, Sauces, Gravies	10mg
Snacks	5.5mg
Breakfast Cereals	NR
Fruits, Fruit Juices	NR
Nuts, Seeds	NR
Plain Waters	NR
Sparkling Waters	NR
Spices and Herbs	NR

Cholesterol: daily intakes recommendations

Cholesterol Daily Intakes must be as low as possible, and should not go beyond the maximal value of 300mg(Source : Pierre Dukan, in Dictionnaire de diététique et de nutrition).
In this website, the minimum threshold has been arbitrarily set to 20mg.