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Is coffee high in iron?

0mg iron in 1 cup

0 mg per 100 g

  • Next to no iron
  • Next to no iron
  • Polyphenols

The short answer

No. Coffee has next to no iron: none worth counting. Its polyphenols hold back plant iron from the meal around it.

  • mg0In one portion: 1 cup
  • %0Of the 18 mg a day women aged 19 to 50 need
  • mg0Per 100 g, as eaten

How it compares

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

  1. Cocoa1 mg
  2. Red wine0.8 mg
  3. Almond milk0.6 mg
  4. Matcha0.4 mg
  5. Orange juice0.4 mg
  6. Chamomile tea0.3 mg
  7. Coffee0 mg
  8. Black tea0 mg
  9. Green tea0 mg
  10. Milk0 mg
  11. Kefir0 mg

What holds it back

Get more from it

  • The program's ruleHave it 1 hour before or 2 hours after a plant-iron meal.

Questions

How much iron is in coffee?

About 0 mg per 100 g, so 1 cup (200 g) gives about 0 mg. The number is from USDA FoodData Central: Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water.

Does coffee block iron absorption?

Its polyphenols bind plant iron in the gut. Heme iron from meat and fish is barely touched. Keep it away from your plant-iron meals.

Sources

  1. USDA FoodData Central: Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water
  2. Morck TA, Lynch SR, Cook JD. Inhibition of food iron absorption by coffee. Am J Clin Nutr, 1983
  3. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Iron: fact sheet for health professionals
  4. 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.