Top Nuts High in Choline

About Nuts and Choline

Most nuts are fairly low in choline, but some contain more than others.

Some of the highest choline nuts include flaxseeds, pistachio, raw pumpkin seeds, pine nut, almonds, macadamia nut, pecan, walnut, brazil nut and coconut. Other choline rich nuts are chestnut.

We calculated the top nuts for choline by both their common measurement as well as in 200 calories, including by gender daily requirements. Here are the details for top 11 nuts highest in choline.

Food nutritional data is sourced from USDA and NIH. [3][4]

Adult Female DV Adult Male DV

Flaxseeds

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In 1 cup, flaxseed has 132mg of choline, or about 31% of daily values for women and 24% for men.
Choline
132mg in
1 cup (168g)
29mg in
200 Calories (37g)
31%
24%
7%
5%
Complete nutrition for Flaxseeds

Pistachio

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1 cup of pistachio contains 88mg of choline, or about 21% of daily values for women and 16% for men.
Choline
88mg in
1 cup (123g)
25mg in
200 Calories (35g)
21%
16%
6%
5%
Complete nutrition for Pistachio

Raw Pumpkin Seeds

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In 1 cup, raw pumpkin seed has 81mg of choline, or about 19% of daily values for women and 15% for men.
Choline
81mg in
1 cup (129g)
23mg in
200 Calories (36g)
19%
15%
5%
4%
Complete nutrition for Raw Pumpkin Seeds

Pine Nut (dried)

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1 cup of pine nut contains 75mg of choline, or about 18% of daily values for women and 14% for men.
Choline
75mg in
1 cup (135g)
17mg in
200 Calories (30g)
18%
14%
4%
3%
Complete nutrition for Pine Nut

Almonds

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In 1 cup, almond has 75mg of choline, or about 18% of daily values for women and 14% for men.
Choline
75mg in
1 cup (143g)
18mg in
200 Calories (35g)
18%
14%
4%
3%
Complete nutrition for Almonds

Macadamia Nut

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1 teaspoon of macadamia nut contains 1.2mg of choline, or about 0% for adults.
Choline
1.2mg in
1 teaspoon (2.75g)
12mg in
200 Calories (28g)
0%
0%
3%
2%
Complete nutrition for Macadamia Nut

Pecan

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In 1 cup, pecan has 44mg of choline, or about 10% of daily values for women and 8% for men.
Choline
44mg in
1 cup (109g)
12mg in
200 Calories (29g)
10%
8%
3%
2%
Complete nutrition for Pecan

Walnut

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1 cup of walnut contains 46mg of choline, or about 11% of daily values for women and 8% for men.
Choline
46mg in
1 cup (117g)
12mg in
200 Calories (31g)
11%
8%
3%
2%
Complete nutrition for Walnut

Brazil Nut (dried)

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In 1 cup, brazil nut has 38mg of choline, or about 9% of daily values for women and 7% for men.
Choline
38mg in
1 cup (133g)
8.7mg in
200 Calories (30g)
9%
7%
2%
2%
Complete nutrition for Brazil Nut

Coconut

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1 cup of coconut contains 9.7mg of choline, or about 2% for adults.
Choline
9.7mg in
1 cup (80g)
6.8mg in
200 Calories (56g)
2%
2%
2%
1%
Complete nutrition for Coconut

Chestnut

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In 1 cup, chestnut has 2.1mg of choline, or about 1% of daily values for women and 0% for men.
Choline
2.1mg in
1 cup (143g)
1.2mg in
200 Calories (82g)
1%
0%
0%
0%
Complete nutrition for Chestnut


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