A　simple　method　for　the　rapid　quantification　of　cholesterol　in　egg　yolk　and　milk　by　non-aqueous　capillary　electrophoresis　(NACE)　is　described　in　this　paper.　The　samples　were　treated　with　saponification　and　then　quantified　by　NACE,　in　which　100　mM　sodium　acetate-acetic　acid　in　methanol　was　employed　as　the　running　buffer.　The　correlation　coefficient　between　the　cholesterol　concentration　and　the　corresponding　peak　area　was　0.999.　The　detection　limit　of　cholesterol　was　5　μg/ml　(twice　the　signal-to-noise　ratio).　This　method　can　be　used　as　a　routine　method　for　the　rapid　and　sensitive　determination　of　cholesterol　in　foods.　©　2002　Elsevier　Science　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.