Iron-Rich Foods

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Foods with 3.6mg or more iron per serving — important for blood health.

Filter: Iron ≥ 3.6mg per serving (20% DV) · 200 foods match

Why This Iron-Rich Foods List Works

This ranking surfaces 200 foods that match the Iron-Rich Foods filter, defined by the rule Iron ≥ 3.6mg per serving (20% DV), drawn from the USDA FoodData Central database. Foods with 3.6mg or more iron per serving — important for blood health. The list is ranked by iron, so the top of the page is where each food delivers the most impact against the filter. At number one sits Peanut butter, chunky, vitamin and mineral fortified with 17.5mg of iron per serving, giving you a concrete benchmark before you scroll.

Across the current page, the average iron value works out to 15.3mg, with an average of 341 calories per serving. Comparing individual foods to these averages shows whether a pick is genuinely standout or merely borderline against the diet rule. Because the rule is applied consistently across every food in the database, raw ingredients, brand-name products, and USDA survey entries, you get an apples-to-apples ranking rather than curated editorial picks.

Each food title links to a full FDA-format nutrition label with macros, micronutrients, and daily values so you can drill past the headline rule into supporting context like sodium, fiber, and sugar. With 4 pages of matching foods, this ranking is suitable for meal planning, grocery list building, and cross-checking claims from diet books or social media. Values reflect the USDA's standardized per-serving reporting, and the guides linked from the site explain how to translate per-100g data into real plate portions, spot hidden sugars, and compare foods for healthier choices.

→ Compare the top three iron-rich foods foods side-by-side

# Food Iron
151 Peanut butter, chunky, vitamin and mineral fortified 17.5mg
152 Baking chocolate, unsweetened, squares 17.4mg
153 Spices, chili powder 17.3mg
154 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS Crunchy Pecan… 17.3mg
155 Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, low quadrant, raw (Alaska… 17.0mg
156 Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried, in oil (Alaska Native) 17.0mg
157 Peanut butter, smooth, vitamin and mineral fortified 16.6mg
158 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, lungs, cooked,… 16.4mg
159 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS, Raisin, Date &… 16.4mg
160 Beverages, rich chocolate, powder 16.4mg
161 Beverages, OVALTINE, chocolate malt powder 16.4mg
162 Beverages, OVALTINE, Classic Malt powder 16.4mg
163 Spices, dill seed 16.3mg
164 Spices, coriander seed 16.3mg
165 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Energy… 16.3mg
166 Spices, caraway seed 16.2mg
167 Cockles, raw (Alaska Native) 16.2mg
168 Chiton, leathery, gumboots (Alaska Native) 16.0mg
169 Cereals ready-to-eat, chocolate-flavored frosted puffed corn 15.9mg
170 Caribou, liver, raw (Alaska Native) 15.7mg
171 Soybeans, mature seeds, raw 15.7mg
172 Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali 15.5mg
173 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, pecan… 15.5mg
174 Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Raisin Bran Cereal 15.3mg
175 Seeds, sesame flour, high-fat 15.2mg
176 Cereals ready-to-eat, frosted oat cereal with marshmallows 15.0mg
177 Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, roasted and toasted 14.8mg
178 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, kidney, cooked, soaked and… 14.7mg
179 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON… 14.7mg
180 Seeds, sesame meal, partially defatted 14.6mg
181 Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried 14.6mg
182 Soy protein isolate, potassium type 14.5mg
183 Soy protein isolate 14.5mg
184 Cocoa, dry powder, hi-fat or breakfast, processed with… 14.5mg
185 Babyfood, cereal, high protein, with apple and orange,… 14.4mg
186 Walrus, liver, raw (Alaska Native) 14.4mg
187 Spices, pepper, white 14.3mg
188 Seeds, sesame flour, partially defatted 14.3mg
189 Babyfood, oatmeal cereal with fruit, dry, instant, toddler… 14.3mg
190 Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat 14.2mg
191 Sorghum bran, white, unenriched, dry, raw 14.2mg
192 Formulated bar, LUNA BAR, NUTZ OVER CHOCOLATE 14.2mg
193 Spices, cardamom 14.0mg
194 Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, breaded and fried 13.9mg
195 Spices, mace, ground 13.9mg
196 Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Toasted Wheat… 13.9mg
197 Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened 13.9mg
198 Soy meal, defatted, raw 13.7mg
199 Seal, ringed, liver (Alaska Native) 13.5mg
200 Winged beans, mature seeds, raw 13.4mg
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Source: USDA FoodData Central — per-food nutrient values.
Source: GetFoodFacts diet rule — Iron-Rich Foods: Iron ≥ 3.6mg per serving (20% DV), ranked by iron.
Nutrient values are per standard serving. Consult a healthcare provider before making dietary changes.