Table of food high in iron:

Table of food high in iron:

Iron rich food Iron Content RDA % * Calories
Cockles boiled 28mg 155% 50
Black Pudding 20mg 111% 300
Liver 9mg 50% 190
Fish Paste 9mg 50% 170
Faggots 8.3mg 46% 270
Kidney 8mg 44% 170
Venison 7.8mg 43% 200
Heart 7.7mg 43% 180
Mussels boiled 7mg 39% 90
Liver Pate 7mg 39% 190
Liver Sausage 6.4mg 36% 312
Goose 5mg 28% 320
Pheasant 5mg 28% 220
Shrimps canned 5mg 28% 95
Haggis 4.8mg 27% 310
Sardines canned 4.5mg 27% 180
Anchovies canned 4mg 22% 285
Whitebait 4mg 22% 310
Tongue Ox 3mg 17% 300
Pilchards canned 2.7mg 16% 130
Beef lean 2.5mg 16% 240

Other Iron rich foods Iron content RDA % Calories
Thyme ground 124mg 688% * 276
Curry Powder 58mg 321% * 233
Oat & Wheat Bran 45mg 250% * 330
Cinnamon ground 38mg 210% * -
Garam Masala 33mg 183% * 380
Rosemary 30mg 167% * 330
Oxo cube 24.5mg 136% * 230
Paprika 24mg 133% * 290
Bran Flakes 20mg 111% 320
Ready Brek 13.2mg 73% 373
Special K cereal 13mg 73% 370
Bran Wheat 13mg 73% 205
Sesame Seeds 10mg 55% 11
Black Treacle 9.2mg 54% 260
Soya flour low fat 9mg 50% 350
Wheatgerm 8.5mg 49% 300
Liquorice 8mg 44% 310
Cashew Nuts 6.2mg 34% 610
Blackcurrants canned 5mg 28% 45
Figs dried 4.2mg 23% 205
Bombay Mix 3.8mg 21% 500
Lentils boiled 3.5mg 19% 100
Apricots ready-to-eat 3.5mg 19% 160
Hazelnuts 3.2mg 19% 650
Almonds 3mg 17% 600
Twiglets 3mg 17% 380
Soya beans 3mg 17% 140
Malt bread 2.8mg 16% 270
Wholemeal bread 2.7mg 15% 215
Red Kidney beans 2.5mg 14% 100
Watercress 2.2mg 14% 23

Values for iron rich foods may vary between individual portions, these values should only be used as a guide!
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