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Is avocado high in iron?

0.5mg iron in half an avocado

0.6 mg per 100 g

  • Low in iron
  • Non-heme iron

The short answer

No. One portion of avocado (half an avocado) gives about 0.5 mg of iron, 3% of the 18 mg a day women aged 19 to 50 need.

  • mg0.5In one portion: half an avocado
  • %3Of the 18 mg a day women aged 19 to 50 need
  • mg0.6Per 100 g, as eaten

How it compares

Iron per portion, next to other foods on the fruit shelf.

  1. Blackcurrants1.2 mg
  2. Strawberries0.6 mg
  3. Avocado0.5 mg
  4. Kiwi0.2 mg
  5. Blueberries0.2 mg
  6. Pomegranate0.1 mg
  7. Orange0.1 mg
  8. Grapefruit0.1 mg
  9. Lemon juice0 mg
  10. Sea buckthorn0 mg

Recipes with avocado

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Questions

How much iron is in avocado?

About 0.6 mg per 100 g, so half an avocado (75 g) gives about 0.5 mg. The number is from USDA FoodData Central: Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties.

Sources

  1. USDA FoodData Central: Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties
  2. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Iron: fact sheet for health professionals
  3. US Code of Federal Regulations, 21 CFR 101.54: nutrient content claims for "good source" and "high"

Iron is from food tables, for the food as eaten, and real foods vary with the cut, the brand and the recipe. Your body takes in a share of it, and a larger share when your stores are low.

Educational, not medical advice. ferritin.ai does not diagnose or treat any condition. Talk to your doctor about your own results.