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Is olive oil high in iron?

0.1mg iron in 2 tsp

0.6 mg per 100 g

  • Next to no iron
  • Non-heme iron

The short answer

No. Olive oil has next to no iron: about 0.1 mg in 2 tsp.

  • mg0.1In one portion: 2 tsp
  • %1Of 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 the foods closest to it.

  1. Blueberries0.2 mg
  2. Natural yogurt0.2 mg
  3. Cottage cheese0.2 mg
  4. Olive oil0.1 mg
  5. Pomegranate0.1 mg
  6. Hard cheese0.1 mg
  7. Orange0.1 mg

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Questions

How much iron is in olive oil?

About 0.6 mg per 100 g, so 2 tsp (10 g) gives about 0.1 mg. The number is from USDA FoodData Central: Oil, olive, salad or cooking.

Sources

  1. USDA FoodData Central: Oil, olive, salad or cooking
  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.