TABLE 1.
Free choline, choline as PC, total choline, and betaine concentrations of some common food sources1
| NDB no.2 | Food description | Free choline, mg/100 g | PC, mg choline moiety/100 g | Total choline, mg choline moiety/100 g | Betaine, mg/100 g |
| 05013 | Chicken, broilers and fryers, meat only, roasted | 5.7 | 54.0 | 79.0 | 5.7 |
| 01009 | Cheese, cheddar | 1.6 | 7.4 | 17.0 | 0.7 |
| 01077 | Milk, whole, 3.25% milk fat | 3.7 | 1.9 | 16.0 | 0.6 |
| 01129 | Egg, whole, hard-boiled | 0.7 | 210.0 | 230.0 | 0.6 |
| 05661 | Chicken liver | 69.0 | 210.0 | 330.0 | 21.0 |
| 08001 | Kellogg’s All-Bran, original | 26.0 | 18.0 | 49.0 | 360.0 |
| 98013 | Spinach, frozen, whole leaf, microwaved | 2.2 | 24.0 | 28.0 | 130.0 |
| 98019 | Beans, baked, canned, plain, or vegetarian, heated | 14.0 | 11.0 | 28.0 | 0.1 |
| 10068 | Pork, fresh, top loin (chops) separable lean only, broiled | 1.1 | 57.0 | 78.0 | 3.0 |
| 11084 | Beets, canned, drained solids | 0.3 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 260.0 |
| 11136 | Cauliflower, boiled, drained | 25.0 | 12.0 | 39.0 | 0.1 |
| 12061 | Almonds | 9.4 | 40.0 | 52.0 | 0.5 |
| 12036 | Seeds, sunflower, kernels, dried | 18.0 | 29.0 | 55.0 | 35.0 |
| 15260 | Fish, salmon, pink, canned, drained solids with bone | 4.3 | 52.0 | 88.0 | 9.0 |
| 18075 | Bread, whole wheat, commercially prepared | 18.0 | 3.3 | 27.0 | 38.0 |
| 23040 | Steak, separable lean and fat trimmed to 0” fat, grilled | 0.7 | 91.0 | 110.0 | 13.0 |
1
From the USDA Database for the Choline Content of Common Foods, Release 2 (6). Total choline refers to the sum of free choline, glycerophosphocholine, phosphocholine, phosphatidylcholine, and sphingomyelin. NDB, Nutrient Database; PC, phosphatidylcholine.
2
A 5-digit numerical code used in the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference.