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The recommended daily intake of cholesterol is less than 300 mg. Use this chart
to help watch the amount of cholesterol in the foods you eat.
Fat and Cholesterol Content of Selected Foods:¹
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| Food |
Serving Size |
Total Fat(g) |
Cholesterol(mg) |
Milk, 2% fat,
fluid or reconstituted |
1 cup |
4.5 |
20 |
Milk, skim, fluid or
reconstituted |
1 cup |
0 |
5 |
Yogurt, fat-free,
fruited² |
8 ounces |
0 |
5 |
Yogurt, low-fat,
fruited² |
8 ounces |
2.5 |
10 |
| Cheerios² |
1 cup |
2 |
0 |
Ready-to-eat
cereals |
1-2 ounces |
0-6 |
0 |
| Granola cereals² |
2 ounces |
3.5 |
0 |
| Angel food cake² |
1/12 cake |
0 |
0 |
Ice cream, regular,
approximately 11% fat |
1 cup |
15 |
60 |
| Cheddar cheese |
1 ounce |
9 |
30 |
| Butter |
1 tablespoon |
12 |
30 |
| Margarine |
1 tablespoon |
12 |
0 |
Chicken, light meat,
no skin |
3 ounces, baked |
4 |
70 |
| Ground beef |
3 ounces, cooked |
19 |
75 |
| Tuna light, oil pack, drained |
3 ounces, canned |
7 |
15 |
| Tuna light, water pack, drained |
3 ounces, canned |
0.5 |
25 |
| Shrimp |
3 ounces, canned |
1.5 |
150 |
| Egg, large |
1 egg |
5 |
210 |
¹Source: Nutrient calculations were performed using the Nutrition Data System
software, developed by the Nutrition Coordinating Center, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Food Database version 31, released 12/21/00;
Nutrient Database version 31, released 12/21/00.
²Information added by General Mills, Inc. |
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