Foods high in Iron

Daily Value: 18 mg. Ranked by a typical serving, with familiar, well-measured foods first. Include specialty foods

  1. Baked beans, canned, with pork and tomato sauce
    Legumes and Legume ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    13 g Protein13 mg Zinc0.52 mg Copper

    8 mg44% DV · per 1 cup
  2. White beans, mature seeds, canned
    Legumes and Legume ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    19 g Protein0.61 mg Copper1.3 mg Manganese

    7.8 mg44% DV · per 1 cup
  3. Oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat
    Finfish and Shellfish ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    9.7 g Protein15 mcg Vitamin B1267 mg Zinc

    7.8 mg43% DV · per 3 oz
  4. Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
    Legumes and Legume ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    18 g Protein358 mcg Folate (DFE)16 g Fiber

    6.6 mg37% DV · per 1 cup
  5. Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
    Vegetables and Vegetable ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    5.3 g Protein888 mcg Vitamin K943 mcg Vitamin A (RAE)

    6.4 mg36% DV · per 1 cup
  6. Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate
    Legumes and Legume ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    9.4 g Protein6.2 mg Iron406 mg Calcium

    6.2 mg35% DV · per 0.25 block
  7. Sesame butter, paste
    Nut and Seed ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    5.8 g Protein1.3 mg Copper0.81 mg Manganese

    6.1 mg34% DV · per 2 tbsp
  8. Mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat
    Finfish and Shellfish ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    20 g Protein20 mcg Vitamin B125.8 mg Manganese

    5.7 mg32% DV · per 3 oz
  9. Kidney beans, california red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
    Legumes and Legume ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    16 g Protein16 g Fiber0.51 mg Copper

    5.3 mg29% DV · per 1 cup
  10. Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw
    Dairy and Egg ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    20 g Protein7.3 mcg Vitamin B1253 mcg Selenium

    5.2 mg29% DV · per 1 egg
  11. Small white beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
    Legumes and Legume ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    16 g Protein19 g Fiber245 mcg Folate (DFE)

    5.1 mg28% DV · per 1 cup
  12. Lima beans, immature seeds, raw
    Vegetables and Vegetable ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    11 g Protein1.9 mg Manganese0.5 mg Copper

    4.9 mg27% DV · per 1 cup
  13. Navy beans, mature seeds, canned
    Legumes and Legume ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    20 g Protein0.54 mg Copper13 g Fiber

    4.8 mg27% DV · per 1 cup
  14. Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
    Legumes and Legume ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    15 g Protein1.7 mg Manganese282 mcg Folate (DFE)

    4.7 mg26% DV · per 1 cup
  15. Beef, plate steak, boneless, outside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled
    Beef ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    24 g Protein6.4 mcg Vitamin B126.3 mg Zinc

    4.6 mg26% DV · per 3 oz
  16. Black beans, mature seeds, canned, low sodium
    Legumes and Legume ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    14 g Protein17 g Fiber0.46 mg Copper

    4.6 mg25% DV · per 1 cup
  17. Tempeh
    Legumes and Legume ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    34 g Protein0.93 mg Copper2.2 mg Manganese

    4.5 mg25% DV · per 1 cup
  18. Yellow beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
    Legumes and Legume ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    16 g Protein18 g Fiber0.33 mg Copper

    4.4 mg24% DV · per 1 cup
  19. Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, as purchased
    Cereal Grains and PastaUSDA SR Legacy

    14 g Protein364 mcg Folate (DFE)0.9 mg Thiamin (B1)

    4.3 mg24% DV · per 4.5 oz
  20. Sesame seeds, whole, roasted and toasted
    Nut and Seed ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    4.8 g Protein0.7 mg Copper0.71 mg Manganese

    4.2 mg23% DV · per 1 oz
  21. Bison, chuck, shoulder clod, separable lean only, cooked, braised
    Lamb, Veal, and Game ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    29 g Protein2 mcg Vitamin B127.3 mg Zinc

    4.1 mg23% DV · per 3 oz
  22. Great northern beans, mature seeds, canned
    Legumes and Legume ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    19 g Protein212 mcg Folate (DFE)0.42 mg Copper

    4.1 mg23% DV · per 1 cup
  23. Potatoes, baked, skin, without salt
    Vegetables and Vegetable ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    2.5 g Protein0.47 mg Copper4.1 mg Iron

    4.1 mg23% DV · per 1 skin
  24. Bread, white
    Baked ProductsUSDA Foundation

    9.5 g Protein22 mcg Selenium0.48 mg Thiamin (B1)

    4.1 mg23% DV · per 100 g
  25. Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
    Vegetables and Vegetable ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    3.3 g Protein573 mcg Vitamin K536 mcg Vitamin A (RAE)

    4 mg22% DV · per 1 cup, chopped
  26. Anchovy, european, canned in oil, drained solids
    Finfish and Shellfish ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    25 g Protein17 mg Niacin (B3)58 mcg Selenium

    3.9 mg22% DV · per 3 oz
  27. Peas, edible-podded, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
    Vegetables and Vegetable ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    5.6 g Protein48 mcg Vitamin K35 mg Vitamin C

    3.8 mg21% DV · per 1 cup
  28. Raisins, seeded
    Fruits and Fruit JuicesUSDA SR Legacy

    3.7 g Protein0.44 mg Copper9.9 g Fiber

    3.8 mg21% DV · per 1 cup (not packed)
  29. Cabbage, kimchi
    Vegetables and Vegetable ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    1.7 g Protein65 mcg Vitamin K0.32 mg Riboflavin (B2)

    3.8 mg21% DV · per 1 cup
  30. Pears, dried, sulfured, uncooked
    Fruits and Fruit JuicesUSDA SR Legacy

    3.3 g Protein0.65 mg Copper13 g Fiber

    3.7 mg20% DV · per 10 halves
  31. Pinto beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
    Legumes and Legume ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    15 g Protein294 mcg Folate (DFE)15 g Fiber

    3.6 mg20% DV · per 1 cup
  32. Pumpkin, canned, with salt
    Vegetables and Vegetable ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    2.7 g Protein1,906 mcg Vitamin A (RAE)39 mcg Vitamin K

    3.4 mg19% DV · per 1 cup
  33. Sweet potato, canned, mashed
    Vegetables and Vegetable ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    5 g Protein1,109 mcg Vitamin A (RAE)2.5 mg Manganese

    3.4 mg19% DV · per 1 cup
  34. Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, stewed
    Vegetables and Vegetable ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    2.3 g Protein0.29 mg Copper20 mg Vitamin C

    3.4 mg19% DV · per 1 cup
  35. Peaches, dried, sulfured, stewed, without added sugar
    Fruits and Fruit JuicesUSDA SR Legacy

    3 g Protein0.3 mg Copper7 g Fiber

    3.4 mg19% DV · per 1 cup
  36. Cherries, sour, red, canned, water pack, solids and liquids
    Fruits and Fruit JuicesUSDA SR Legacy

    1.9 g Protein0.17 mg Copper3.3 mg Iron

    3.3 mg19% DV · per 1 cup
  37. Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
    Vegetables and Vegetable ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    5.5 g Protein851 mcg Vitamin K882 mcg Vitamin A (RAE)

    3.2 mg18% DV · per 1 cup
  38. Beet greens, raw
    Vegetables and Vegetable ProductsUSDA Foundation

    1.6 g Protein292 mcg Vitamin K152 mcg Folate (DFE)

    3.2 mg18% DV · per 100 g
  39. Bagels, plain, enriched, with calcium propionate (includes onion, poppy, sesame), toasted
    Baked ProductsUSDA SR Legacy

    7.2 g Protein132 mcg Folate (DFE)0.39 mg Thiamin (B1)

    2.9 mg16% DV · per 1 small bagel (3" dia)
  40. Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, enriched, cooked
    Cereal Grains and PastaUSDA SR Legacy

    4.6 g Protein215 mcg Folate (DFE)0.33 mg Thiamin (B1)

    2.9 mg16% DV · per 1 cup