One Large egg contains 213 mg cholesterol.
Cholesterol is a fat-like substance found in every living cell in the body.
It is made in necessary amounts by the body and is stored in the body. It is especially concentrated in the liver, kidney, adrenal glands and the brain. Cholesterol is required for the structure of cell walls, must be available for the body to produce vitamin D, is essential to the production of digestive juices, insulates nerve fibers and is the basic building block for many hormones. In other words, cholesterol is essential for life. Your body produces all the cholesterol it needs.