Cholesterol content of food

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If you have risk factors for heart disease, you should consume no more than 200 milligrams of cholesterol per day. If you have no risk factors for heart disease, you should limit your cholesterol intake to no more than 300 milligrams per day. Use the chart below to check the cholesterol and fat content of the foods you eat. This will help you track your daily cholesterol intake. NOTE: Cholesterol is only found in animal products. Fruits, vegetables, grains and all other plant foods do not contain any cholesterol at all.

dairy	part	Cholesterol (mg)	Total fat(g)	Saturated fat(g)
Milk (skim)	1 cup	4	0	0
Milk (low fat)	1 cup	10	3	2
Milk (whole)	1 cup	33	8	5
Yogurt (skim)	1 cup	10	0	0
Yogurt (whole)	1 cup	29	7	5
cheddar cheese	1 oz	30	9	6
cheese (low fat)	1 cup	10	2	2

Fat	part	Cholesterol (mg)	Total fat(g)	Saturated fat(g)
butter	1 teaspoon	11	4	3
margarine	1 teaspoon	0	4	1
vegetable oil	1 teaspoon	0	5	1-2

meat and protein	part	Cholesterol (mg)	Total fat(g)	Saturated fat(g)
Tofu	1/2 cup	0	11	2
pinto beans	1/2 cup	0	1	0
Egg	1	212	5	2
flounder	3 ½ ounces	41	3	0
salmon	3 ½ ounces	63	12	2
Oysters	3 ½ ounces	55	2	1
Crab	3 ½ ounces	52	1	0
lobster	3 ½ ounces	71	1	0
Tuna in the water)	3 ½ ounces	30	1	0
shrimp	3 ½ ounces	194	1	0
squid	3 ½ ounces	231	1	0
Beef (ground, lean)	3 ½ ounces	78	18	7
Beef ribs)	3 ½ ounces	94	42	18
Beef (tenderloin)	3 ½ ounces	89	12	5
beef liver	3 ½ ounces	389	5	2
Veal (top round)	3 ½ ounces	135	5	2
Lamb (front leg)	3 ½ ounces	106	14	6
Ham	3 ½ ounces	53	6	2
Pork (tenderloin)	3 ½ ounces	79	6	2
pork chop)	3 ½ ounces	85	25	10
chicken liver	3 ½ ounces	631	6	2
Chicken (without skin)	3 ½ ounces	85	5	1