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# Iron rich foods
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/iron_rich_foods/
- Published: 2007-03-01T22:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T18:37:12.000Z
- Description: A USDA table ranks foods by iron per common serving, led by canned clams at 23.77 mg per 3 ounces and fortified breakfast cereals at roughly 10 to 18 mg per serving.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Food Chemicals, Iron, #vivvo-import

**Iron, Fe (mg) Content of Selected Foods per Common Measure, sorted by nutrient content**

**NDB\_No Description Weight (g) Common Measure, Content per Measure**

15160 Mollusks, clam, mixed species, canned, drained solids 85 3 oz 23.77  
08058 Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S PRODUCT 19 30 1 cup 18.09  
08247 Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, TOTAL Raisin Bran 55 1 cup 18.00  
08077 Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Whole Grain TOTAL 30 3/4 cup 18.00  
08246 Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, TOTAL Corn Flakes 30 1-1/3 cup 18.00  
08028 Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN COMPLETE Wheat Flakes 29 3/4 cup 17.98  
08511 Cereals, Malt-o-Meal, plain, prepared with water, without salt 268 1serving (3 T dry cereal plu 17.23  
08031 Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG'S FROSTED MINI-WHEATS, original 51 1 cup 16.32  
08319 Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED MINIWHEATS, bite size 55 1 cup 15.40  
15157 Mollusks, clam, mixed species, raw 85 3 oz 11.88  
08065 Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES 33 1-1/4 cup 11.35  
05172 Turkey, all classes, giblets, cooked, simmered, some giblet fat 145 1 cup 11.18  
08123 Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) 177 1 packet 10.55  
08103 Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular, cooked with water, without salt 251 1 cup 10.34  
08064 Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Rice CHEX 31 1-1/4 cup 10.33  
08105 Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, quick, cooked with water, without salt 239 1 cup 10.28  
05022 Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, simmered 145 1 cup 10.21  
20084 Wheat flour, white, cake, enriched 137 1 cup 10.03  
20046 Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, enriched, dry 185 1 cup 9.73  
08259 Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S CRISPIX 29 1 cup 9.61  
08048 Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, KIX 30 1-1/3 cup 9.60  
08013 Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS 30 1 cup 9.53  
08019 Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Corn CHEX 30 1 cup 9.00  
08057 Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Honey Nut CHEX 30 3/4 cup 9.00  
08049 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER OAT LIFE, plain 32 3/4 cup 8.99  
16109 Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt 172 1 cup 8.84  
08219 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER toasted Oatmeal Cereal, Honey Nut 49 1 cup 8.64  
08082 Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Wheat CHEX 30 1 cup 8.64  
08089 Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, WHEATIES 30 1 cup 8.40  
08067 Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S SPECIAL K 31 1 cup 8.37  
16011 Beans, baked, canned, with pork and tomato sauce 253 1 cup 8.20  
08020 Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S Corn Flakes 28 1 cup 8.12  
08109 Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, mix'n eat, plain, prepared with water 142 1 packet 8.09  
20044 Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, enriched 185 1 cup 7.97  
08093 Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, prepared with water 137 1 packet 7.96  
16051 Beans, white, mature seeds, canned 262 1 cup 7.83  
11546 Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added 262 1 cup 7.81  
08060 Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S RAISIN BRAN 61 1 cup 7.79  
08210 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER OAT CINNAMON LIFE 32 3/4 cup 7.42  
08069 Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES 31 3/4 cup 7.26  
08014 Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S COCOA KRISPIES 31 3/4 cup 6.88  
16070 Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 198 1 cup 6.59  
20025 Cornmeal, self-rising, degermed, enriched, yellow 138 1 cup 6.53  
35142 Frybread, made with lard (Navajo) 160 10-1/2" bread 6.46  
11458 Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 180 1 cup 6.43  
07014 Braunschweiger (a liver sausage), pork 56.7 2 slices 6.35  

**from USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21**