Foods high in Choline, total
Top food sources of Choline, total ranked from USDA FoodData Central — per 100 g and per serving.
Showing top 50 foods
Per 100 g: mg
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Egg, yolk, dried
2,403.3 mg/ 100 g1,610.21 mg (67 g serving)437% DV - 2
Egg, whole, dried
1,266.7 mg/ 100 g1,076.7 mg (85 g serving)230% DV - 3
Egg, yolk, fresh
820.2 mg/ 100 g139.43 mg (17 g serving)149% DV - 4
Egg, yolk only, raw
820.2 mg/ 100 g139.43 mg (17 g serving)149% DV - 5
Egg, yolk, frozen
705 mg/ 100 g199.87 mg (28 g serving)128% DV - 6
Egg, yolk, frozen
669.3 mg/ 100 g189.75 mg (28 g serving)122% DV - 7
Egg, yolk only, cooked
654.2 mg/ 100 g111.21 mg (17 g serving)119% DV - 8
Egg, yolk, frozen
639.3 mg/ 100 g181.24 mg (28 g serving)116% DV - 9
Egg, yolk only, cooked
612 mg/ 100 g122.4 mg (20 g serving)111% DV - 10
Egg, yolk only, cooked
612 mg/ 100 g122.4 mg (20 g serving)111% DV - 11
Beef, variety meats and by-products, cooked
513.2 mg/ 100 g436.22 mg (85 g serving)93% DV - 12
Kidney
509.1 mg/ 100 g1,170.93 mg (230 g serving)93% DV - 13
Beef, variety meats and by-products, cooked
490.9 mg/ 100 g417.27 mg (85 g serving)89% DV - 14
Fish, caviar
490.9 mg/ 100 g78.54 mg (16 g serving)89% DV - 15
Caviar
490.9 mg/ 100 g78.54 mg (16 g serving)89% DV - 16
Brains
487 mg/ 100 g681.8 mg (140 g serving)89% DV - 17
Pork, fresh, cooked
471 mg/ 100 g400.35 mg (85 g serving)86% DV - 18
Chitterlings
467.3 mg/ 100 g584.13 mg (125 g serving)85% DV - 19
Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, braised
426 mg/ 100 g362.1 mg (85 g serving)77% DV - 20
Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked
418.2 mg/ 100 g355.47 mg (85 g serving)76% DV - 21
Liver, beef
414.9 mg/ 100 g352.67 mg (85 g serving)75% DV - 22
Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked
411 mg/ 100 g349.35 mg (85 g serving)75% DV - 23
Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, braised
398.9 mg/ 100 g339.07 mg (85 g serving)73% DV - 24
Oil, soybean lecithin
350 mg/ 100 g47.6 mg (14 g serving)64% DV - 25
Fish, roe, raw
335.4 mg/ 100 g46.96 mg (14 g serving)61% DV - 26
Eggs, Grade A, egg whole
335 mg/ 100 g168.51 mg (1 egg (50 g))61% DV - 27
Egg, whole, raw
335 mg/ 100 g167.5 mg (50 g serving)61% DV - 28
Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw
333.3 mg/ 100 g376.63 mg (113 g serving)61% DV - 29
Chicken, liver, cooked
326.8 mg/ 100 g277.78 mg (85 g serving)59% DV - 30
Egg, whole, fried
317.1 mg/ 100 g145.87 mg (46 g serving)58% DV - 31
Beverages, Protein powder soy based
312.9 mg/ 100 g140.81 mg (45 g serving)57% DV - 32
Nutritional powder mix, protein
312.9 mg/ 100 g93.87 mg (30 g serving)57% DV - 33
Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw
310 mg/ 100 g350.3 mg (113 g serving)56% DV - 34
Hog maws
306.8 mg/ 100 g429.52 mg (140 g serving)56% DV - 35
Egg, whole, frozen
297 mg/ 100 g83.16 mg (28 g serving)54% DV - 36
Stewed chitterlings, Puerto Rican style
296.8 mg/ 100 g712.32 mg (240 g serving)54% DV - 37
Egg, whole, fresh
293.8 mg/ 100 g146.9 mg (50 g serving)53% DV - 38
Egg, whole, cooked
293.8 mg/ 100 g399.57 mg (136 g serving)53% DV - 39
Egg, whole
291.8 mg/ 100 g145.9 mg (50 g serving)53% DV - 40
Fish, cod, dried and salted
291.3 mg/ 100 g82.58 mg (28 g serving)53% DV - 41
Chicken, liver, cooked
290 mg/ 100 g246.5 mg (85 g serving)53% DV - 42
Egg, deviled
270.1 mg/ 100 g81.03 mg (30 g serving)49% DV - 43
Egg, whole, frozen
268.3 mg/ 100 g75.12 mg (28 g serving)49% DV - 44
Egg, whole, boiled or poached
268 mg/ 100 g134 mg (50 g serving)49% DV - 45
Egg, whole, fried no added fat
267.2 mg/ 100 g133.6 mg (50 g serving)49% DV - 46
Egg, whole, baked
267.2 mg/ 100 g133.6 mg (50 g serving)49% DV - 47
Egg omelet or scrambled egg, no added fat
267.2 mg/ 100 g133.6 mg (50 g serving)49% DV - 48
Beverage, instant breakfast powder
266.9 mg/ 100 g14.95 mg (6 g serving)49% DV - 49
Beverages, chocolate powder
266.9 mg/ 100 g29.36 mg (11 g serving)49% DV - 50
Chocolate beverage powder, light
266.9 mg/ 100 g26.69 mg (10 g serving)49% DV
Why Choline, total matters
Choline, total is an essential vitamin. It appears naturally in a range of whole foods and is catalogued by USDA FoodData Central with per-100 g values for thousands of ingredients. The ranked list above surfaces the highest-density food sources in the USDA dataset.
Daily intake reference
| Adult Daily Value (DV) | 550 mg per day |
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