Table 1: List of top 100 common foods with the highest cholesterol content.
| Rank | Cholesterol food sources | Cholesterol content (mg/ 100 g edible food portion) |
| 1 | Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, simmered | 3100.00 |
| 2 | Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised | 3100.00 |
| 3 | Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw | 3010.00 |
| 4 | Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised | 2552.00 |
| 5 | Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried | 2504.00 |
| 6 | Egg, yolk, dried | 2335.00 |
| 7 | Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw | 2195.00 |
| 8 | Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried | 2120.00 |
| 9 | Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, braised | 2043.00 |
| 10 | Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced | 2017.00 |
| 11 | Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried | 1995.00 |
| 12 | Egg, whole, dried | 1715.00 |
| 13 | Veal, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw | 1590.00 |
| 14 | Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw | 1352.00 |
| 15 | Egg, yolk, raw, fresh | 1234.00 |
| 16 | Egg, yolk, raw, frozen | 1075.00 |
| 17 | Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, sugared | 959.00 |
| 18 | Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, salted | 955.00 |
| 19 | Egg, turkey, whole, fresh, raw | 933.00 |
| 20 | Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw | 884.00 |