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Iron rich foods for performance: ranking

Written by NutriDecide Editorial Team Last updated: 2026-06-20

A curated food list to compare nutrients, calories and dietary context without focusing on just one item.

Use the tables to compare real options for your goal — values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise on the label.

Type: Food pages Focus: Nutrition Goal: Health & performance
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Nutrition selection

Iron rich foods for performance: ranking

A curated food list to compare nutrients, calories and dietary context without focusing on just one item.

Protein Fiber Vitamins Minerals Energy Balance

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Page summary

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Total foods

100

items analyzed

Best choice

Protein supplement

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Average protein

20,7 g

per 100g

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Average carbs

25,3 g

per 100g

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Average fat

8,9 g

per 100g

Quick assessment

Our analysis

This list has 100 options focused on Iron; Protein supplement leads the ranking with 907 mg per 100 g (sports performance lens).

For Iron, Bread, wheat, toasted, with margarine leads with 907 mg per 100 g; the list spans 12 mg to 907 mg (average 40.6 mg).

👍 Positive points

  • ✅ List with 100 foods; Protein supplement ranks among the top picks.
  • ✅ Leader in Iron: Bread, wheat, toasted, with margarine (907 mg per 100 g).
  • ✅ High-protein flagged options: Vitamin complex.

⚠️ Points to watch

  • ⚠️ Large list — compare portions and context, not just table rank.
  • ⚠️ Calorie range spans 81 kcal to 740.56 kcal per 100 g — the same pick can weigh very differently on your daily target.
  • ⚠️ Vitamin complex packs more calories (569 kcal per 100 g) — watch portions.

Full analysis

Quick assessment

This list has 100 options focused on Iron; Protein supplement leads the ranking with 907 mg per 100 g (sports performance lens).

For Iron, Bread, wheat, toasted, with margarine leads with 907 mg per 100 g; the list spans 12 mg to 907 mg (average 40.6 mg).

Ranking snapshot

Among 100 foods ranked by Iron, Bread, wheat, toasted, with margarine leads with 907 mg per 100 g. The list spans 12 mg to 907 mg, averaging 40.6 mg.

Top picks to compare first

  • Bread, wheat, toasted, with margarine: Protein 8.61, Calories 445, Carbs 53.8
  • Vitamin complex: Protein 20.15, Calories 569, Carbs 18.78
  • Thyme: Protein 9.1, Calories 331, Carbs 57.1

How to read this page

Editorial angle: sports performance.

Use Iron as the main axis, but cross-check calories, protein and your real portion. All 100 items were filtered for this lens — table rank is not an automatic recommendation.

Calorie spread

Items here range from 81 kcal to 740.56 kcal per 100 g. A top fiber pick can still be calorie-dense — pair it with vegetables and water when building the meal.

Practical tip

Pick two or three top items, compare Iron with calories and build your real portion before deciding what enters your routine.

How to interpret this page

🔥 Calories: Calories show energy per 100 g and help you compare portion impact across foods. Use them with protein and carbs to see whether an option fits maintenance, deficit, or surplus goals. A low score does not mean a food is ‘bad’ — it reflects nutrient density for general health, not your specific plan.

💪 Protein: Protein per 100 g shows how concentrated a food is as a protein source. Higher values support muscle recovery, satiety, and meal balance when that is your priority. Compare foods on this page rather than judging a single macro in isolation.

🌾 Carbs: Carbs matter most in context: training days, ketogenic diets, and endurance goals change what ‘good’ looks like. Powders such as maltodextrin score lower on our general-health scale because they are energy-dense with little protein, fiber, or micronutrients — not because they are never useful.

🥑 Fat: Fat carries more than twice the calories per gram than protein or carbs, so small portion changes matter. Moderate fat levels can support hormones and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins. Use this column with calories when balancing satiety and energy density.

Tip: combine the table with your goal — weight loss, muscle gain, low carb, endurance, or general health. The score helps compare options on this page; it does not replace medical or sports-nutrition advice.

Nutrition facts (per 100g)

The data shown is filtered to match this page’s topic.

The NutriDecide score (1–10) ranks foods on this page by protein, nutrient density, fiber, and a general-health lens — not by taste or whether they fit a specific diet. Low scores (e.g. maltodextrin) usually mean fewer nutrients per calorie; high scores (e.g. soy protein isolate) mean stronger protein and micronutrient density. It is a comparison tool: a low score does not forbid a food when it matches your goal.

FoodCaloriesProteinCarbsFatFiberScore
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Bread, wheat, toasted, with margarine

445,08,653,821,71,0 4/10
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Vitamin complex

569,020,118,845,9 5/10
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Thyme

331,09,157,17,418,6 5/10
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White bread, fried

256,08,851,51,63,5 3/10
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Mollusc, mussel, fresh, Brazil

105,017,30,43,80,0 6/10
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Cumin, seed, raw (imported date)

407,017,833,722,310,5 4/10
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Cumin

417,017,845,418,210,5 4/10
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Mollusc, mussel, prepared with coconut milk, without salt

144,014,06,96,80,0 4/10
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Meat, goat, offal, spleen, raw (imported data)

95,018,50,02,40,0 6/10
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Fish, marine, whitefish, baked/grilled, with tomato sauce (tomato, with oil, onion and garlic) and seafood (shrimp, squid and mussel), with oil, onion and garlic, with salt

145,017,80,77,90,3 5/10
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Dill

288,019,942,24,437,6 8/10
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oregano, dried

412,011,068,910,3 2/10
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Laurel, leaf, dried (imported date)

300,07,648,78,426,3 5/10
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bay, leaf

300,07,648,68,4 2/10
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Basil

175,014,420,54,040,5 9/10
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Basil

740,614,420,54,040,5 7/10
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Mollusc, mussel, fresh, Brazil

101,016,42,52,80,0 5/10
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Meat, beef, spleen, boiled, without oil, without salt (imported date)

138,025,00,04,20,0 6/10
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Meat beef, spleen, braised (with oil, onion and garlic), with salt

143,023,70,65,00,1 6/10
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Chili or hotpepper, powder

303,012,031,714,334,8 7/10
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Cereals, flour, corn, Brazil

377,05,986,20,90,0 2/10
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Curry

435,015,060,015,00,0 3/10
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Black pepper

230,011,038,33,326,5 6/10
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Rosemary

342,05,046,415,224,1 5/10
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Mollusc, oyster, cooked, without oil, with salt

96,015,73,22,30,0 5/10
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Meat, pork, offal, spleen, raw (imported data)

85,015,10,02,70,0 5/10
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Mollusc, oyster, cooked, without oil and salt, Brazil

97,015,83,22,30,0 5/10
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Canned clams

336,617,41,50,40,0 4/10
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Cockles, canned

200,410,70,50,0 2/10
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Cockles

200,410,70,00,50,0 3/10
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Clams

200,410,70,01,60,0 3/10
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Breakfast cereal, corn and wheat

374,06,080,83,03,4 2/10
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Brazilian recipe, with mussel, unsalted (mussel, tomato, coconut milk, breadcrumbs, chive, with palm oil, with oil, onion and garlic, with black pepper, unsalted)

139,011,45,18,10,8 4/10
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Brazilian recipe, with mussel, with salt (mussel, tomato, coconut milk, breadcrumbs, chive, with palm oil, with oil, onion and garlic, with black pepper, with salt)

139,011,45,18,10,7 4/10
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Paprika, powder

328,014,838,013,020,0 5/10
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paprika, powder

328,014,838,013,020,0 5/10
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Meat, pork, offal, liver, raw (imported data)

128,021,42,43,60,0 5/10
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Breakfast cereal, wheat and rice

369,016,074,01,03,0 3/10
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Mussel with white sauce (wheat flour, butter and milk), with parmesan cheese, with salt (mussel, tomato, parsley, lemon juice, with white sauce (wheat flour, butter and milk), with parmesan cheese, with oil, onion and garlic, with black pepper, with salt)

127,011,25,36,80,5 4/10
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Mussel with white sauce (wheat flour, butter and milk), unsalted (mussel, tomato, parsley, lemon juice, with white sauce (wheat flour, butter and milk), with oil, onion and garlic, with black pepper, unsalted)

113,09,95,95,50,4 4/10
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Fried corn

566,06,651,037,34,9 2/10
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Pigeon, part n/e, without skin, roasted

175,037,00,03,00,0 7/10
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Pigeon, part n/e, without skin, roasted

740,037,00,03,00,0 5/10
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Blood sausage, fried

307,012,615,021,90,5 3/10
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Lung, pork, raw

81,014,10,02,70,0 5/10
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Pork lung, raw

340,014,10,02,70,0 3/10
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Nutritional supplement, Sustagen (imported date)

387,023,865,13,50,0 4/10
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Blood sausage

327,011,03,230,0 3/10
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Coffee, powder

294,013,530,413,10,0 3/10
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Meat, chicken, heart, roasted, grill, without oil, unsalted, Brazil

361,039,01,422,20,0 6/10

Vitamins and minerals

Showing top foods: 12 / 100
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Food

Bread, wheat, toasted, with margarine

Minerals

Calcium 4,3
Iron 907,0
Magnesium 95,8
Phosphorus 161,0
Potassium 0,1
Sodium 26,3
Zinc 0,1

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0,0
Vitamin C 125,0
Vitamin D 1,6
Vitamin E 0,3
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,0
Vitamin B2 0,0
Vitamin B3 0,0
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,0
Vitamin B12 0,0
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Food

Vitamin complex

Minerals

Calcium
Iron 785,6
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Potassium 123,5
Sodium
Zinc 1683,5

Vitamins

Vitamin A 44890,0
Vitamin C 3367,0
Vitamin D 561,2
Vitamin E 561,2
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
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Food

Thyme

Minerals

Calcium 1890,0
Iron 123,6
Magnesium 220,0
Phosphorus 201,0
Potassium 814,0
Sodium 55,0
Zinc

Vitamins

Vitamin A 380,0
Vitamin C 0,0
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 0,0
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
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Food

White bread, fried

Minerals

Calcium 54,9
Iron 89,2
Magnesium 24,6
Phosphorus 89,2
Potassium 107,8
Sodium 509,6
Zinc 0,6

Vitamins

Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
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Food

Mollusc, mussel, fresh, Brazil

Minerals

Calcium 31,2
Iron 83,5
Magnesium 40,8
Phosphorus 236,0
Potassium 384,0
Sodium 343,0
Zinc 1,9

Vitamins

Vitamin A 82,3
Vitamin C 9,6
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 0,9
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,2
Vitamin B2 0,2
Vitamin B3 1,9
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,1
Vitamin B12 14,4
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Food

Cumin, seed, raw (imported date)

Minerals

Calcium 931,0
Iron 66,4
Magnesium 366,0
Phosphorus 499,0
Potassium 1790,0
Sodium 168,0
Zinc 4,8

Vitamins

Vitamin A 64,0
Vitamin C 7,7
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 3,3
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,6
Vitamin B2 0,3
Vitamin B3 4,6
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,4
Vitamin B12 0,0
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Food

Cumin

Minerals

Calcium 931,0
Iron 66,3
Magnesium 356,0
Phosphorus 499,0
Potassium 1788,0
Sodium 168,0
Zinc

Vitamins

Vitamin A 127,0
Vitamin C 7,7
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 0,0
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
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Food

Mollusc, mussel, prepared with coconut milk, without salt

Minerals

Calcium 41,6
Iron 54,4
Magnesium 54,4
Phosphorus 315,0
Potassium 512,0
Sodium 457,0
Zinc 2,6

Vitamins

Vitamin A 144,0
Vitamin C 12,8
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 1,7
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,3
Vitamin B2 0,3
Vitamin B3 2,6
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,1
Vitamin B12 19,2
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Food

Meat, goat, offal, spleen, raw (imported data)

Minerals

Calcium 8,3
Iron 51,4
Magnesium 15,3
Phosphorus 266,0
Potassium 368,0
Sodium 52,4
Zinc 1,9

Vitamins

Vitamin A 7,8
Vitamin C 4,1
Vitamin D 0,4
Vitamin E 0,1
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,1
Vitamin B2 0,2
Vitamin B3 5,2
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,3
Vitamin B12 5,1
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Food

Fish, marine, whitefish, baked/grilled, with tomato sauce (tomato, with oil, onion and garlic) and seafood (shrimp, squid and mussel), with oil, onion and garlic, with salt

Minerals

Calcium 21,3
Iron 50,8
Magnesium 21,3
Phosphorus 145,0
Potassium 272,0
Sodium 367,0
Zinc 0,5

Vitamins

Vitamin A 11,6
Vitamin C 2,7
Vitamin D 4,4
Vitamin E 1,3
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,0
Vitamin B2 0,1
Vitamin B3 0,7
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,0
Vitamin B12 2,6
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Food

Dill

Minerals

Calcium 1780,0
Iron 48,8
Magnesium 450,0
Phosphorus 540,0
Potassium 3310,0
Sodium 1210,0
Zinc 3,3

Vitamins

Vitamin A 5543,0
Vitamin C 0,0
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 9,3
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
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Food

oregano, dried

Minerals

Calcium 1580,0
Iron 44,0
Magnesium 270,0
Phosphorus 200,0
Potassium 1670,0
Sodium 15,0
Zinc 4,4

Vitamins

Vitamin A 690,0
Vitamin C 0,0
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12

Analysis

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Protein

Moderate

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Carbs

High

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Fat

High

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Calories

High

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Summary

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Iron rich foods for performance: ranking list for?

It groups 100 filtered foods; Protein supplement is a standout for the sports performance angle.

Where to start in the table?

Start with Bread, wheat, toasted, with margarine, Vitamin complex, Thyme and compare protein, fiber and calories per 100 g.

How to read the list numbers?

All values are per 100 g. Mentally adjust for the portion you actually eat.

Are values per serving or per 100 g?

On this page, unless noted otherwise, main macros are per 100 g.

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