Iodine in Foods

Essential trace mineral required for thyroid hormone synthesis.

Top animal source 349.0 µg
Egg, yolk, dried > 97% of all foods
Top plant source 6.1 µg
Spinach, mature > 9% of all foods

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Top Animal Sources

Food Iodine (µg) All foods
1 Egg, yolk, dried
349.0
> 97%
2 Egg, whole, dried
274.0
> 94%
3 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, pasteurized
177.0
> 91%
4 Fish, cod, Atlantic, wild caught, raw
113.7
> 89%
5 Cheese, parmesan, grated, refrigerated
82.9
> 86%
6 Cheese, queso fresco, solid
79.9
> 83%
7 Cheese, cotija, solid
64.8
> 80%
8 Cheese, provolone, sliced
64.3
> 77%
9 Egg, whole, raw, frozen, pasteurized
61.6
> 74%
10 Yogurt, plain, nonfat
58.7
> 71%
11 Cheese, American, restaurant
54.1
> 69%
12 Cheese, pasteurized process cheese food or product, American, singles
52.5
> 66%
13 Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole
49.1
> 63%
14 Cheese, feta, whole milk, crumbled
48.4
> 60%
15 Cheese, oaxaca, solid
45.7
> 57%
16 Cottage cheese, full fat, large or small curd
45.7
> 54%
17 Crustaceans, crab, blue swimming, lump, pasteurized, refrigerated
44.5
> 51%
18 Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk
42.3
> 49%
19 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D
39.6
> 46%
20 Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D
37.9
> 43%
21 Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D
36.2
> 40%
22 Cheese, monterey jack, solid
35.9
> 37%
23 Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free or skim)
35.7
> 34%
24 Cream cheese, full fat, block
34.9
> 31%
25 Buttermilk, low fat
34.2
> 29%
26 Egg, white, dried
34.0
> 26%
27 Cream, sour, full fat
32.8
> 23%
28 Yogurt, plain, whole milk
32.3
> 20%
29 Cream, heavy
19.4
> 17%
30 Fish, salmon, sockeye, wild caught, raw
18.4
> 14%
31 Crustaceans, shrimp, farm raised, raw
13.6
> 11%
32 Fish, tilapia, farm raised, raw
4.1
> 6%
33 Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farm raised, raw
3.2
> 3%
34 Fish, catfish, farm raised, raw
1.9
> 0%

Top Plant Sources

Food Iodine (µg) All foods
35 Spinach, mature
6.1
> 9%

Other & Unclassified Foods

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Food Iodine (µg) All foods
36 Salt, table, iodized
5080.0
> 99%