Cholesterol in Egg, Chicken, Mutton, Beef per 100 g
General information: This article is information about food data. No dietitian or doctor has reviewed it, and it is not a substitute for their advice.
Short answer: IFCT 2017 Table 7 gives cholesterol per 100 g as 365 mg for a boiled whole egg, 1085 mg for boiled egg yolk, 61.55 mg for skinless chicken breast, 82.52 mg for goat leg and 415 mg for goat liver; by our weight, one 50 g boiled egg carries about 183 mg.
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People ask whether egg, chicken or mutton has more cholesterol, and how liver and other organ meats compare. IFCT 2017 measures cholesterol in foods of animal origin only and prints it per 100 g, so this guide ranks 27 of them from the book's own rows. It lists food data only: it gives no limit, no target and no advice about cholesterol or health.
Cholesterol per 100 g: egg, chicken, mutton, beef, pork and organ meats
Each row is one IFCT 2017 Table 7 (Fatty Acid Profile) row, cholesterol (CHOLC) in mg per 100 g as printed (the mean), from 5 or 6 sampling regions as the last column shows. The book's note says cholesterol values are generated primarily by gas-liquid chromatography, for foods of animal origin. These are the cuts as IFCT lists them; for eggs that means raw or boiled, not fried. The table is sorted by cholesterol, highest first.
| Food (IFCT 2017 Table 7 row) | Cholesterol per 100 g | Sampling regions |
|---|---|---|
| Goat brain (O004) | 1340 mg | 5 |
| Egg yolk, boiled (M006) | 1085 mg | 6 |
| Egg yolk, raw (M003) | 1076 mg | 6 |
| Goat liver (kaleji) (O008) | 415 mg | 6 |
| Whole egg, raw (M001) | 366 mg | 6 |
| Whole egg, boiled (M004) | 365 mg | 6 |
| Beef spleen (O034) | 353 mg | 6 |
| Pork kidneys (O056) | 267 mg | 5 |
| Beef liver (O032) | 261 mg | 6 |
| Pork liver (O053) | 216 mg | 5 |
| Goat heart (O007) | 122 mg | 5 |
| Goat tripe (O009) | 113 mg | 5 |
| Beef heart (O031) | 92.73 mg | 5 |
| Chicken thigh, skinless (N002) | 91.93 mg | 6 |
| Goat chops (O002) | 88.37 mg | 6 |
| Sheep leg (O016) | 84.84 mg | 5 |
| Beef tripe (O033) | 82.66 mg | 5 |
| Goat legs (O003) | 82.52 mg | 6 |
| Goat shoulder (O001) | 82.18 mg | 6 |
| Sheep shoulder (O014) | 74.72 mg | 5 |
| Beef shoulder (O025) | 66.36 mg | 6 |
| Chicken breast, skinless (N003) | 61.55 mg | 5 |
| Beef round (leg) (O027) | 55.81 mg | 6 |
| Chicken wing, skinless (N004) | 54.52 mg | 5 |
| Pork ham (O050) | 47.08 mg | 6 |
| Pork chops (O049) | 46.98 mg | 6 |
| Pork shoulder (O048) | 44.38 mg | 6 |
Per 100 g, goat brain (1340 mg), egg yolk (1076 to 1085 mg) and goat liver (415 mg) are the highest rows here, then whole egg (365 to 366 mg), beef spleen (353 mg), pork kidneys (267 mg) and beef liver (261 mg). A whole boiled egg has 365 mg per 100 g, which is not far from the raw egg (366 mg). The muscle meats sit much lower: skinless chicken thigh 91.93 mg, goat cuts 82.18 to 88.37 mg, sheep 74.72 to 84.84 mg, beef 55.81 to 66.36 mg, skinless chicken breast 61.55 mg and pork 44.38 to 47.08 mg. IFCT prints no cholesterol value for egg white.
What an egg, 100 g of chicken or a katori of kaleji carries
The weights below are ours (an assumption, not an IFCT figure); change the weight and the cholesterol scales in proportion. Cholesterol = per 100 g x grams / 100, rounded to a whole mg. This page uses the IFCT row for the egg; another NYUS guide may quote a different per-egg figure from a different source.
| Serving (weight is ours) | IFCT row | Cholesterol |
|---|---|---|
| One boiled egg: 50 g | M004 | 365 mg x 50 / 100 = 183 mg |
| 100 g skinless chicken breast | N003 | 61.55 mg x 100 / 100 = 62 mg |
| 100 g skinless chicken thigh | N002 | 91.93 mg x 100 / 100 = 92 mg |
| 100 g goat leg (mutton) | O003 | 82.52 mg x 100 / 100 = 83 mg |
| 100 g beef round | O027 | 55.81 mg x 100 / 100 = 56 mg |
| 50 g goat liver (kaleji) | O008 | 415 mg x 50 / 100 = 208 mg |
For eggs, protein and how many to eat in a day see how many eggs a day for weight loss and egg vs paneer vs dal. For the protein side of chicken and mutton see protein in chicken per 100 g and protein in mutton per 100 g, and for organ meats protein in goat liver, kidney and brain.
What this table leaves out
Rows with fewer than 5 sampling regions are not ranked, for example chicken leg (4 regions), chicken liver (268 mg, 1 region), duck and quail eggs and country hen eggs (1 region each). IFCT Table 7 lists cholesterol for animal foods only, fish rows are left out because most have fewer than 5 sampling regions, and there is no cooked-dish row, so a curry, omelette or fry made with oil or ghee is not covered. This page makes no claim about what cholesterol in food does or does not do in the body; for questions about your own cholesterol, ask your doctor or a registered dietitian.
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Join the NYUS waitlistFrequently asked questions
How much cholesterol is in one egg?
By our weight of 50 g, a boiled whole egg carries about 183 mg: IFCT 2017 Table 7 row M004 gives 365 mg per 100 g, and 365 x 50 / 100 rounds to 183 mg. The raw whole egg (M001) is 366 mg per 100 g. This is general information, not medical advice.
Which has more cholesterol, egg yolk or egg white?
IFCT 2017 Table 7 gives egg yolk 1076 mg per 100 g raw (M003) and 1085 mg boiled (M006), and prints no cholesterol value for egg white. Per 100 g, boiled yolk has about 3.0 times the cholesterol of the boiled whole egg (M004, 365 mg), by our arithmetic. This is general information, not medical advice.
Which has more cholesterol, chicken or mutton?
Per 100 g on the IFCT 2017 rows, skinless chicken breast has 61.55 mg (N003) and skinless thigh 91.93 mg (N002), against 82.18 to 88.37 mg for goat shoulder and chops (O001 to O002) and 82.52 mg for goat leg (O003). So breast is lower than the goat cuts and thigh is slightly higher than them. This is general information, not medical advice.
How much cholesterol is in chicken liver or mutton liver?
IFCT 2017 gives goat liver (kaleji, O008) 415 mg per 100 g and beef liver (O032) 261 mg. Chicken liver (N005) is listed at 268 mg per 100 g but from 1 sampling region only, so we do not rank it. By our weight of 50 g, goat liver carries about 208 mg. This is general information, not medical advice.
Is cholesterol in food good or bad?
This page does not answer that: it lists how much cholesterol IFCT 2017 measured in each food per 100 g and makes no claim about its effect on health. If you have a question about your own cholesterol, ask your doctor or a registered dietitian. This is general information, not medical advice.
Sources
- ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), Table 7 (Fatty Acid Profile), cholesterol (CHOLC), mg per 100 g edible portion, with the number of sampling regions: eggs (poultry) M001, M003, M004, M006, chicken N002, N003 (PDF page 263) and N004 (PDF page 266); goat and sheep O001 to O003 (PDF page 266) and O004, O007, O008, O009, O014, O016 (PDF page 269); beef O025, O027 (PDF page 272), O031 to O034 (PDF page 272); pork O048 to O050, O053, O056 (PDF page 275). The note under the table says cholesterol is measured in foods of animal origin and expressed as mg per 100 g.
The serving weights (50 g egg, 100 g meat, 50 g liver), the ratio of yolk to whole egg and the sentences comparing the rows are NYUS's own arithmetic or assumptions, not from a study. No USDA FoodData Central record is used on this page.