Vegan foods high in Iron (USDA SR Legacy)

Red meat and poultry dominate this ranking because their iron binds easily to the proteins that carry oxygen through your blood. Animal tissues contain haem iron, the form your body absorbs with the fewest obstacles. Plant foods hold non-haem iron, which your gut takes up less readily and only when other compounds in the meal do not block it.

Iron concentrates in organ meats, then muscle meats, then leafy greens and legumes. A single ranking cannot show you absorption rates. Two foods with the same iron count per 100 g deliver different amounts to your bloodstream depending on what else you eat alongside them.

Without animal foods, you lose access to haem iron. Plant sources and fortified foods supply non-haem iron instead, which your body absorbs at a lower rate and loses to interference from phytates, tannins and polyphenols in the same meal. Eating vitamin C alongside iron-rich plants improves uptake substantially. Many fortified cereals and plant milks contain added iron in amounts comparable to meat, but absorption remains the limiting factor on a vegetarian or vegan diet.

FDA daily value: 18 mg

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Showing 3251–3300 of 3,584 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
3251 Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), confection fat, intermediate grade product Fats and Oils 0.15 mg 1%
3252 Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), filling fat Fats and Oils 0.15 mg 1%
3253 Beverages, Kiwi Strawberry Juice Drink Beverages 0.15 mg 1%
3254 Beverages, aloe vera juice drink, fortified with Vitamin C Beverages 0.15 mg 1%
3255 Beverages, cranberry-apricot juice drink, bottled Beverages 0.15 mg 1%
3256 Beverages, V8 V-FUSION Juices, Tropical Beverages 0.15 mg 1%
3257 Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana Beverages 0.15 mg 1%
3258 Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Tropical Colada Beverages 0.15 mg 1%
3259 Pears, raw, bosc (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.15 mg 1%
3260 Fruit juice smoothie, NAKED JUICE, MIGHTY MANGO Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.15 mg 1%
3261 Apples, raw, granny smith, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.15 mg 1%
3262 Fruit juice smoothie, NAKED JUICE, BLUE MACHINE Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.15 mg 1%
3263 Radishes, oriental, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.15 mg 1%
3264 Marmalade, orange Sweets 0.15 mg 1%
3265 Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.15 mg 1%
3266 Jellies, no sugar (with sodium saccharin), any flavors Sweets 0.15 mg 1%
3267 Persimmons, japanese, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.15 mg 1%
3268 Radishes, oriental, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.15 mg 1%
3269 Sauce, barbecue, OPEN PIT, original Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.15 mg 1%
3270 Beverages, V8 V-FUSION Juices, Peach Mango Beverages 0.15 mg 1%
3271 Beverages, V8 V-FUSION Juices, Strawberry Banana Beverages 0.15 mg 1%
3272 Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated) , used for whipped toppings, non-dairy Fats and Oils 0.15 mg 1%
3273 Oil, industrial, coconut (hydrogenated), used for whipped toppings and coffee whiteners Fats and Oils 0.15 mg 1%
3274 Oil, industrial, palm and palm kernel, filling fat (non-hydrogenated) Fats and Oils 0.15 mg 1%
3275 Sherbet, orange Sweets 0.14 mg 1%
3276 Ruby Red grapefruit juice blend (grapefruit, grape, apple), OCEAN SPRAY, bottled, with added vitamin C Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.14 mg 1%
3277 Candies, caramels Sweets 0.14 mg 1%
3278 Feijoa, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.14 mg 1%
3279 Clementines, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.14 mg 1%
3280 Juice, apple, grape and pear blend, with added ascorbic acid and calcium Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.14 mg 1%
3281 Rice noodles, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.14 mg 1%
3282 Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.14 mg 1%
3283 Babyfood, fruit, banana and strawberry, junior Baby Foods 0.14 mg 1%
3284 Fast foods, sundae, caramel Fast Foods 0.14 mg 1%
3285 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, light Fats and Oils 0.14 mg 1%
3286 Dip, TOSTITOS, salsa con queso, medium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.14 mg 1%
3287 Grapefruit juice, white, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, diluted with 3 volume water Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.14 mg 1%
3288 Beverages, grape juice drink, canned Beverages 0.13 mg 1%
3289 Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared, decaffeinated Beverages 0.13 mg 1%
3290 Oil, corn, peanut, and olive Fats and Oils 0.13 mg 1%
3291 Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, with added calcium and vitamins A, D, E Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1%
3292 Apple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid, calcium, and potassium Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1%
3293 Candies, jellybeans Sweets 0.13 mg 1%
3294 Salad dressing, italian dressing, reduced calorie Fats and Oils 0.13 mg 1%
3295 Apples, raw, golden delicious, with skin Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1%
3296 Longans, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1%
3297 Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1%
3298 Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, with added calcium and vitamin D Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1%
3299 Frozen novelties, ice type, fruit, no sugar added Sweets 0.13 mg 1%
3300 Oranges, raw, navels (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.13 mg 1%

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