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Cholesterol: Cholesterol Content in Seafoods (Tuna, Salmon, Shrimp)
Diet is an important element which affects the level of serum cholesterol. In the following table is a list seafoods (tuna, shrimp, salmon) and estimates of their cholesterol content. Cholesterol content in seafoods varies, among sevaral factors, depending on the fish type, method of preparation. Cholesterol level in shrimp types listed below ranges 7 - 251 mg/ 100 gram food; in tuna types, 13 - 60 mg/ 100 gram food; in salmon types, 23 - 485 mg/ 100 gram food. Highest cholesterol level is contained in the salmon products, followed by shrimp products. Among all the seafood stuffs listed below tuna fish products have in general low cholesterol content.
Cholesterol Sources
Cholesterol content (mg/100g food)
Shrimp fish types
shrimp, mixed species, canned
251.62
shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat
195
shrimp, mixed species, cooked, breaded and fried
177.78
shrimp, mixed species, raw
152
Fast foods, shrimp, breaded and fried
121.95
Fast foods, salad, vegetable, tossed, without dressing, with shrimp
76
shrimp, mixed species, imitation, made from surimi
36
Soup, cream of shrimp, canned, prepared with equal volume milk, commercial
14
Soup, cream of shrimp, canned, condensed
13
Soup, cream of shrimp, canned, prepared with equal volume water, commercial
7
Tuna fish types
skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat
60
yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat
58
fresh, bluefin, cooked, dry heat
49
fresh, skipjack, raw
47
fresh, yellowfin, raw
45
white, canned in water, drained solids
42
white, canned in water, without salt, drained solids
42
fresh, bluefin, raw
38
white, canned in oil, drained solids
31
white, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids
31
light, canned in water, drained solids
30
light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids
30
submarine sandwich, with tuna salad
19
light, canned in oil, drained solids
18
light, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids
18
tuna salad
13
Salmon fish types
Fish oil, salmon
485
chum, dried (Alaska Native)
214
red (sockeye), smoked (Alaska Native)
141
king, chinook, smoked, brined (Alaska Native)
107
chum, cooked, dry heat
95
red, (sockeye), canned, smoked (Alaska Native)
93
sockeye, cooked, dry heat
87
chinook, cooked, dry heat
85
pink, canned, drained solids with bone
82
chum, raw
74
Atlantic, wild, cooked, dry heat
71
red, canned, bones removed (Alaska Native)
69
red, (sockeye), kippered (Alaska Native
68
pink, cooked, dry heat
67
Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat
63
coho, farmed, cooked, dry heat
63
sockeye, raw
62
king (chinook), raw (Alaska Native)
61
Atlantic, farmed, raw
59
Chum, raw (Alaska Native)
59
coho (silver), raw (Alaska Native)
58
coho, wild, cooked, moist heat
57
Atlantic, wild, raw
55
coho, wild, cooked, dry heat
55
pink, canned, solids with bone and liquid
55
pink, raw
52
coho, farmed, raw
51
chinook, raw
50
coho, wild, raw
45
sockeye, canned, drained solids with bone
44
chum, canned, without salt, drained solids with bone
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