NutriDB

🩸 Foods Highest in Iron — TOP 30(per 100g)

Carries oxygen in red blood cells. Critical for preventing anemia. FDA Daily Value: 18mg.

#FoodIron(mg)
🥇Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native)72.35
🥈Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native)49.6
🥉Walrus, meat, dried (Alaska Native)43
4Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, partially dried (Alaska Native)33
5Whale, beluga, meat, raw (Alaska Native)25.9
6Oopah (tunicate), whole animal (Alaska Native)20.7
7Seal, ringed, meat (Alaska Native)19.6
8Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried, in oil (Alaska Native)17
9Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, low quadrant, raw (Alaska Native)17
10Cockles, raw (Alaska Native)16.2
11Chiton, leathery, gumboots (Alaska Native)16
12Caribou, liver, raw (Alaska Native)15.7
13Walrus, liver, raw (Alaska Native)14.4
14Seal, ringed, liver (Alaska Native)13.5
15Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, raw (Alaska Native)12.9
16Sea lion, Steller, meat (Alaska Native)11.48
17Caribou, rump meat, half dried (Alaska Native)11
18Caribou, shoulder meat, dried (Alaska Native)11
19Sea lion, Steller, meat with fat (Alaska Native)9.55
20Walrus, meat, raw (Alaska Native)9.4
21Walrus, meat and subcutaneous fat raw (Alaska Native)9.4
22Elk, free range, ground, cooked patties (Shoshone Bannock)9.06
23Sea lion, Steller, liver (Alaska Native)9
24Fish, whitefish, broad, liver (Alaska Native)8.6
25Bear, black, meat (Alaska Native)7.2
26Elk, free range, ground, raw (Shoshone Bannock)7.17
27Sea lion, Steller, kidney (Alaska Native)7
28Moose, liver, braised (Alaska Native)6.77
29Sea lion, Steller, heart (Alaska Native)6.7
30Piki bread, made from blue cornmeal (Hopi)6.11

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Data source: USDA FoodData Central (Public Domain) — fdc.nal.usda.gov