Foods high in Iron

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.

FDA daily value: 18 mg

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Showing 12401–12450 of 13,381 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
12401 Dip, sour cream base (with dehydrated onion soup) Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.15 mg 1% CNF
12402 Vodka cooler, fruit flavours Beverages 0.15 mg 1% CNF
12403 Radish, oriental (daikon), boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.15 mg 1% CNF
12404 Dessert, pudding, chocolate, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 0.15 mg 1% CNF
12405 Egg, chicken, white, dried Dairy and Egg Products 0.15 mg 1% CNF
12406 Sweets, marmalade, orange Sweets 0.15 mg 1% CNF
12407 Juice drink, cranberry and apricot, bottled Beverages 0.15 mg 1% CNF
12408 Juice, tomato clam cocktail, canned Beverages 0.15 mg 1% CNF
12409 Radish, oriental (daikon), boiled, drained Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.15 mg 1% CNF
12410 Persimmon, japanese, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.15 mg 1% CNF
12411 Tangerine (mandarin), raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.15 mg 1% CNF
12412 Cheese, cottage, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd, nonfat Dairy and Egg Products 0.15 mg 1% CNF
12413 Cheese, cottage, uncreamed, dry curd (0.4% M.F.) Dairy and Egg Products 0.15 mg 1% CNF
12414 Mushrooms, shiitake Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% USDA_FF
12415 Mushrooms, shiitake Vegetables and Vegetable Products 0.14 mg 1% USDA_FF
12416 Rice, white, long grain, unenriched, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.14 mg 1% USDA_FF
12417 Cheese, parmesan, grated, refrigerated Dairy and Egg Products 0.14 mg 1% USDA_FF
12418 Grapefruit juice, white, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, diluted with 3 volume water Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12419 Dip, TOSTITOS, salsa con queso, medium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12420 Dip, salsa con queso, cheese and salsa- medium Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12421 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, light Fats and Oils 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12422 KRAFT VELVEETA LIGHT Reduced Fat Pasteurized Process Cheese Product Dairy and Egg Products 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12423 Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat Dairy and Egg Products 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12424 Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Dairy and Egg Products 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12425 Fast foods, sundae, caramel Fast Foods 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12426 Babyfood, fruit, banana and strawberry, junior Baby Foods 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12427 Fast foods, strawberry banana smoothie made with ice and low-fat yogurt Fast Foods 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12428 Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12429 Rice noodles, cooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12430 Juice, apple, grape and pear blend, with added ascorbic acid and calcium Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12431 Clementines, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12432 Feijoa, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12433 Babyfood, dessert, banana yogurt, strained Baby Foods 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12434 Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat, no sodium added Dairy and Egg Products 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12435 Candies, caramels Sweets 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12436 Ruby Red grapefruit juice blend (grapefruit, grape, apple), OCEAN SPRAY, bottled, with added vitamin C Fruits and Fruit Juices 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12437 Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat, lactose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12438 Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, light Fats and Oils 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12439 Sherbet, orange Sweets 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12440 Candies, confectioner's coating, yogurt Sweets 0.14 mg 1% USDA_SR
12441 Babyfood, dessert, jarred, apricot, all stages Babyfoods 0.14 mg 1% CNF
12442 Dip, cheese with chili peppers, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces and Gravies 0.14 mg 1% CNF
12443 Clementine, raw Fruits and fruit juices 0.14 mg 1% CNF
12444 Cheese, cottage, 1% M.F., unsalted Dairy and Egg Products 0.14 mg 1% CNF
12445 Cheese, cottage, 1% M.F., lactose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 0.14 mg 1% CNF
12446 Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, calorie-reduced Fats and Oils 0.14 mg 1% CNF
12447 Salad dressing, mayonnaise, reduced fat Fats and Oils 0.14 mg 1% CNF
12448 Pasta, rice noodles, cooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 0.14 mg 1% CNF
12449 Candies, confectioner's coating, yogourt Sweets 0.14 mg 1% CNF
12450 Fast foods, dessert, sundae, caramel Fast Foods 0.14 mg 1% CNF

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