Cheese has high cholesterol content. 246 gram of whole milk ricotta cheese has 125 mg of cholesterol. Fat free cheese, permasen, or cheese made from low fat milk are almost cholesterol free.
Note that cholesterol is not found in plant foods such as vegetables, fruit, cereals, and nuts.
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Cholesterol in Foods : Alphabetical List
Cholesterol Contents of Cheese.
Compiled from USDA Nutrient Database.
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Description Wt (g) Common Measure Chol per Mea- sure Cholesterol in Cheese food, pasteurized process, american, without di sodium phosphate 28.35 1 oz 18 Cheese sauce, prepared from recipe 243 1 cup 92 Cheese spread, pasteurized process, american, without di sodium phosphate 28.35 1 oz 16 Cholesterol in Cheese, blue 28.35 1 oz 21 Cholesterol in Cheese, camembert 38 1 wedge 27 Cholesterol in Cheese, cheddar 28.35 1 oz 30 Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd 210 1 cup 32 Cholesterol in Cheese, cottage, creamed, with fruit 226 1 cup 25 Cholesterol in Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat 226 1 cup 9 Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat 226 1 cup 18 Cheese, cottage, nonfat, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd 145 1 cup 10 Cholesterol in Cheese, cream 14.5 1 tbsp 16 Cheese, cream, fat free 15.6 1 tbsp 1 Cholesterol in Cheese, feta 28.35 1 oz 25 Cheese, low fat, cheddar or colby Cheese, mozzarella, part skim milk, low moisture Cheese, mozzarella, whole milk Cheese, muenster Cheese, neufchatel Cheese, parmesan, grated Cheese, pasteurized process, american Cheese, pasteurized process, swiss Cheese, provolone Cheese, ricotta, part skim milk Cheese, ricotta, whole milk Cheese, swiss Cheesecake commercially prepared 28.35 28.35 28.35 28.35 28.35 5 28.35 28.35 28.35 246 246 28.35 80 1 oz 1 oz 1 oz 1 oz 1 oz 1 tbsp 1 oz 1 oz 1 oz 1 cup 1 cup 1 oz 1 piece 6 15 22 27 22 4 27 24 20 76 125 26 44
The dietary recommendation of cholesterol intake is 200-400 milligrams per day. However, as the body makes its own cholesterol, dietary cholesterol is not an essential nutrient.
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