Table 1.
Nutrient Composition of Most Commonly Consumed Cholesterol-Containing Foods
| Food Item | Unit | One Egg a | Beef b | Cheese c | Chicken d | Butter e | Shrimp f | Two Eggs g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| per | per | per | per | per | Per | per | ||
| 50 gm | 100 gm | 100 gm | 100 gm | 100 gm | 100 g | 100 gm | ||
| Nutrients | ||||||||
| Energy | kcal | 72 | 674 | 393 | 215 | 714 | 62 | 143 |
| Protein | g | 6.28 | 8.21 | 25 | 18.6 | 12.56 | ||
| Total lipid (fat) | g | 4.75 | 70.9 | 32.14 | 15.06 | 78.57 | 13.27 | 9.51 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | g | 0.36 | - | - | - | - | 0.88 | 0.72 |
| Fiber, total dietary | g | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Sugars, total | g | 0.18 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.37 |
| Minerals | ||||||||
| Calcium, Ca | mg | 28 | 26 | 714 | 11 | - | 53 | 56 |
| Iron, Fe | mg | 0.88 | 0.72 | - | 0.9 | - | 0.32 | 1.75 |
| Magnesium, Mg | mg | 6 | 5 | - | 20 | - | - | 12 |
| Phosphorus, P | mg | 99 | 61 | - | 147 | - | - | 198 |
| Potassium, K | mg | 69 | 96 | - | 189 | - | - | 138 |
| Sodium, Na | mg | 71 | 26 | 607 | 70 | - | 566 | 142 |
| Zinc, Zn | mg | 0.65 | 0.82 | - | 1.31 | - | - | 1.29 |
| Copper, Cu | mg | 0.04 | 0.03 | - | 0.048 | - | - | 0.072 |
| Manganese, Mn | mg | 0.01 | - | - | 0.019 | - | - | 0.028 |
| Selenium, Se | µg | 15.3 | 6.6 | - | 14.4 | - | - | 30.7 |
| Fluoride, F | µg | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Vitamins | ||||||||
| Vitamin C, total | mg | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - |
| Thiamin | mg | 0.02 | 0.03 | - | 0.06 | - | - | 0.04 |
| Riboflavin | mg | 0.23 | 0.04 | - | 0.12 | - | - | 0.457 |
| Niacin | mg | 0.04 | 1.44 | - | 6.801 | - | - | 0.075 |
| Pantothenic acid | mg | 0.77 | 0.16 | - | 0.91 | - | - | 1.533 |
| Vitamin B-6 | mg | 0.09 | 0.11 | - | 0.35 | - | - | 0.17 |
| Folate, total | µg | 24 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 47 |
| Choline, total | mg | 147 | - | - | 59.7 | - | - | 293.8 |
| Vitamin B-12 | µg | 0.45 | 0.73 | - | 0.31 | - | - | 0.89 |
| Vitamin B-12, added | µg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vitamin A, RAE | µg | 80 | - | - | 41 | - | - | 160 |
| Carotene, beta | µg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carotene, alpha | µg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | µg | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Vitamin A, IU | IU | 270 | - | - | 137 | 2857 | 177 | 540 |
| Lycopene | µg | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | µg | 252 | - | - | - | - | - | 503 |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | mg | 0.53 | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | 1.05 |
| Vitamin E added | mg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tocopherol, beta | mg | 0.01 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.01 |
| Tocopherol, gamma | mg | 0.25 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Tocopherol, delta | mg | 0.03 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.06 |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | µg | 1 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 2 |
| Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) | µg | 1 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Vitamin D | IU | 11 | 14 | 10 | - | - | 82 | |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | µg | 3.4 | - | 1.5 | - | - | 0.3 | |
| Lipids | ||||||||
| h Fatty acids, total saturated | g | 1.56 | 29.5 | 19.64 | 4.31 | 50 | 0 | 3.126 |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | g | 1.83 | 30.9 | - | 6.24 | - | - | 3.658 |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | g | 0.96 | 2.56 | - | 3.23 | - | - | 1.911 |
| Fatty acids, trans | g | 0.02 | - | 0.097 | - | - | 0.038 | |
| i Cholesterol | mg | 186 | 99 | 107 | 75 | 214 | 124 | 372 |
| Amino Acids | ||||||||
| Tryptophan | g | 0.08 | 0.05 | - | 0.207 | - | - | 0.167 |
| Threonine | g | 0.28 | 0.33 | - | 0.767 | - | - | 0.556 |
| Isoleucine | g | 0.34 | 0.37 | - | 0.924 | - | - | 0.671 |
| Leucine | g | 0.54 | 0.65 | - | 1.35 | - | - | 1.086 |
| Lysine | g | 0.46 | 0.69 | - | 1.509 | - | - | 0.912 |
| Methionine | g | 0.19 | 0.21 | - | 0.493 | - | - | 0.38 |
| Cystine | g | 0.14 | 0.11 | - | 0.249 | - | - | 0.272 |
| Phenylalanine | g | 0.34 | 0.32 | - | 0.721 | - | - | 0.68 |
| Tyrosine | g | 0.25 | 0.26 | - | 0.597 | - | - | 0.499 |
| Valine | g | 0.43 | 0.41 | - | 0.902 | - | - | 0.858 |
| Arginine | g | 0.41 | 0.53 | - | 1.169 | - | - | 0.82 |
| Histidine | g | 0.15 | 0.26 | - | 0.544 | - | - | 0.309 |
| Alanine | g | 0.37 | 0.5 | - | 1.089 | - | - | 0.735 |
| Aspartic acid | g | 0.66 | 0.75 | - | 1.659 | - | - | 1.329 |
| Glutamic acid | g | 0.84 | 1.23 | - | 2.714 | - | - | 1.673 |
| Glycine | g | 0.22 | 0.5 | - | 1.223 | - | - | 0.432 |
| Proline | g | 0.26 | 0.39 | - | 0.911 | - | - | 0.512 |
| Serine | g | 0.49 | 0.32 | - | 0.657 | - | - | 0.971 |
| Hydroxyproline | g | 0.09 | - | - | - | - | - |
a Egg: the reference is one large eggs (50 g), 01123, egg, whole, raw, fresh. b Beef reference is retail cut beef, 13019, beef, retail cuts, separable fat, raw; c Cheese, reference is natural cheese, 45352301, natural cheese UPC: 049646936410; d chicken: the reference is 05006, chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, raw; e Butter: the reference is unsalted butter, 45118176, White rose, unsalted butter, UPC: 074807101161; f Shrimp: the reference is shrimp raw medium-UCP = 041625114505; g eggs: the reference is two large eggs (50 g each for total of 100 g), 01123, egg, whole, raw, fresh. h Saturated fat content is in bold font, and i cholesterol content is in bold. Data obtained from the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference 1 April 2018 Software v.3.9.4 2018-05-02 [14].