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🪨Minerals & trace elements
Chromium
Daily requirement: 40 µg
Trace element that supports the insulin signaling pathway and glucose metabolism. EU NRV: 40 µg/day. Deficiency rare. Main sources: whole grains, meat, legumes.
🏆 Best sources in the database
🥇🌾Oat bran
8 µg20 % DV
🥈🍞Whole grain bread
6 µg15 % DV
🥉🍟French fries (frozen, baked)
5 µg13 % DV
4.🥣Muesli (classic)
5 µg13 % DV
5.🌾Rye flour type 1150
5 µg13 % DV
6.🍟French fries
5 µg13 % DV
7.🍟Curly fries
5 µg13 % DV
8.🥔Potato wedges
5 µg13 % DV
9.🫘Chickpeas (cooked)
4 µg10 % DV
10.🥔Potato gratin (frozen)
4 µg10 % DV
11.🫘Soybeans (cooked)
4 µg10 % DV
12.🫘Tempeh
4 µg10 % DV
13.🌾Spelt flour type 630
4 µg10 % DV
14.🍫Muesli bar
4 µg10 % DV
15.💪Protein bar
4 µg10 % DV
Highest concentration
Top 50 by daily-value percent if 2000 kcal were covered solely by this food.
🥇🍄Button mushrooms
455 % DVat 2000 kcal
🥈🍄Portobello
455 % DVat 2000 kcal
🥉🥬Spinach
435 % DVat 2000 kcal
4.🥬Pak choi
385 % DVat 2000 kcal
5.🍄Porcini mushrooms
370 % DVat 2000 kcal
6.🥬Butterhead lettuce
357 % DVat 2000 kcal
7.🥬Iceberg lettuce
357 % DVat 2000 kcal
8.🥒Cucumber
333 % DVat 2000 kcal
9.🍄Chanterelles
313 % DVat 2000 kcal
10.🌿Celery stalks
313 % DVat 2000 kcal
11.🍄Oyster mushrooms
303 % DVat 2000 kcal
12.🍄Shiitake
294 % DVat 2000 kcal
13.🥬Chicory
294 % DVat 2000 kcal
14.🥬Romaine lettuce
294 % DVat 2000 kcal
15.🍅Tomato juice
294 % DVat 2000 kcal
16.🍄King oyster mushrooms
286 % DVat 2000 kcal
17.🍅Tomato
278 % DVat 2000 kcal
18.🍅Cherry tomatoes
278 % DVat 2000 kcal
19.🥕White radish
278 % DVat 2000 kcal
20.🥬Sauerkraut
263 % DVat 2000 kcal
21.🌱Green asparagus
250 % DVat 2000 kcal
22.🥬Lambs lettuce
238 % DVat 2000 kcal
23.🥬Rhubarb
238 % DVat 2000 kcal
24.🥛Almond drink
208 % DVat 2000 kcal
25.🥬Kale
204 % DVat 2000 kcal
26.🥬Arugula
200 % DVat 2000 kcal
27.🫑Yellow bell pepper
185 % DVat 2000 kcal
28.🥬Pointed cabbage
185 % DVat 2000 kcal
29.🥬Savoy cabbage
185 % DVat 2000 kcal
30.🎋Bamboo shoots
185 % DVat 2000 kcal
31.🥔Instant mashed potatoes (prepared)
183 % DVat 2000 kcal
32.🍅Tomato soup (canned)
179 % DVat 2000 kcal
33.🥬Turnip
179 % DVat 2000 kcal
34.🍋Lime
167 % DVat 2000 kcal
35.🥔Potato gratin (frozen)
164 % DVat 2000 kcal
36.🫘Lentil stew (canned)
163 % DVat 2000 kcal
37.🌾Oat bran
163 % DVat 2000 kcal
38.🍓Strawberries
156 % DVat 2000 kcal
39.🥬Creamed spinach (frozen)
153 % DVat 2000 kcal
40.🌶️Okra
152 % DVat 2000 kcal
41.🌾Teff (cooked)
149 % DVat 2000 kcal
42.🌾Amaranth (cooked)
147 % DVat 2000 kcal
43.🍟French fries (frozen, baked)
143 % DVat 2000 kcal
44.🥣Chicken soup (canned)
143 % DVat 2000 kcal
45.🥛Ayran
143 % DVat 2000 kcal
46.🫘Mung beans (cooked)
143 % DVat 2000 kcal
47.🫛Pea soup (canned)
139 % DVat 2000 kcal
48.🍈Honeydew melon
139 % DVat 2000 kcal
49.🍅Salsa
139 % DVat 2000 kcal
50.🌻Jerusalem artichoke
137 % DVat 2000 kcal