The USDA recommends limiting cholesterol intake of no more than 300 mg a day. Those with heart ailments, the limit should be less than 200 mg a day. Is a doctor allows 100 percent allowable intake of cholesterol, therefore, is 300 mg for an average person and 200 mg for a man with an ailment. Take note, egg whites have no cholesterol but egg yolk contains 186 mg of cholesterol already, only one whole egg is allowed if your limit is 200 mg — 1 ¼ eggs if your limit is 300. Example servings of foods with 300 mg cholesterol to understand a daily 100% cholesterol intake looks like are: 4 pieces fried chicken, 14 small scoops of ice cream, 1 lobster tail, 12 large raw oysters, 11 1/10 hotdogs, 10 medium blueberry muffin, 50 pieces shrimp. Two-thirds of those servings is equivalent to 200 mg and can be taken by a person with a heart ailment.
