Iron

Which products contain iron? Which you should add to your daily menu?

We list 1,336 foods with iron data per 100 g. The highest is Oats with 4.25 mg, and the median food has 82.7 mg.

Iron is part of hemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood. The FDA Daily Value is 18 mg.

Products with biggest amount of
iron

# Food per 100 g % DV*
1185 Flounder (fillet, meat) 0.18 mg 1%
1186 Plum 0.17 mg 1%
1187 Boiled cabbage 0.17 mg 1%
1188 Honeydew melon 0.17 mg 1%
1189 Pear 0.17 mg 1%
1190 Haddock 0.17 mg 1%
1191 Cooked cabbage 0.17 mg 1%
1192 Cheddar 0.16 mg 1%
1193 Vegetable oil 0.16 mg 1%
1194 Sharp cheddar cheese 0.16 mg 1%
1195 Lemonade 0.16 mg 1%
1196 Cheese curd 0.15 mg 1%
1197 Persimmon 0.15 mg 1%
1198 Green apple Granny Smith 0.15 mg 1%
1199 Mandarin (Tangerine) 0.15 mg 1%
1200 Bosc pear 0.15 mg 1%
1201 Clementine 0.14 mg 1%
1202 Fejhoa 0.14 mg 1%
1203 Cutie clementine 0.14 mg 1%
1204 Whiskey and ginger ale 0.14 mg 1%
1205 White cheese (lowfat) 0.13 mg 1%
1206 Espresso 0.13 mg 1%
1207 Lard 0.13 mg 1%
1208 Swiss cheese 0.13 mg 1%
1209 Neufchatel 0.13 mg 1%
1210 Gala apple 0.12 mg 1%
1211 Cuban coffee 0.12 mg 1%
1212 Apple juice 0.12 mg 1%
1213 Apple 0.12 mg 1%
1214 Rum 0.12 mg 1%
1215 Cola (Coca Cola) 0.11 mg 1%
1216 Rice pudding 0.11 mg 1%

*Share of the FDA Daily Value for adults (2,000 kcal diet) provided by 100 g of the food.

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