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🪨Minerals & trace elements
Iodine
Daily requirement: 150 µg
Essential for thyroid hormones T3 and T4, which control metabolism, growth and heat regulation.
🏆 Best sources in the database
🥇🧂Iodized table salt
2000 µg1333 % DV
🥈🦐Shrimp
130 µg87 % DV
🥉🦪Mussels (cooked)
130 µg87 % DV
4.🐟Saithe
120 µg80 % DV
5.🦀Crab meat
120 µg80 % DV
6.🐟Cod
110 µg73 % DV
7.🐟Halibut
110 µg73 % DV
8.🐟Sea bream
100 µg67 % DV
9.🦞Lobster
100 µg67 % DV
10.🐟Pike-perch
100 µg67 % DV
11.🦪Scallops
100 µg67 % DV
12.🦪Oysters
60 µg40 % DV
13.💪Casein protein
60 µg40 % DV
14.🐟Mackerel
50 µg33 % DV
15.🐟Mackerel (raw)
50 µg33 % DV
Highest concentration
Top 50 by daily-value percent if 2000 kcal were covered solely by this food.
🥇🦐Shrimp
2039 % DVat 2000 kcal
🥈🐟Saithe
2000 % DVat 2000 kcal
🥉🦀Crab meat
1616 % DVat 2000 kcal
4.🐟Pike-perch
1587 % DVat 2000 kcal
5.🦪Scallops
1515 % DVat 2000 kcal
6.🦞Lobster
1498 % DVat 2000 kcal
7.🐟Cod
1397 % DVat 2000 kcal
8.🍵Black tea
1333 % DVat 2000 kcal
9.🍵Green tea
1333 % DVat 2000 kcal
10.🍵Peppermint tea
1333 % DVat 2000 kcal
11.🍵Chamomile tea
1333 % DVat 2000 kcal
12.🍵Rooibos tea
1333 % DVat 2000 kcal
13.🍵Fruit tea
1333 % DVat 2000 kcal
14.🍵Herbal tea
1333 % DVat 2000 kcal
15.🍽️Hibiscus tea (brewed)
1333 % DVat 2000 kcal
16.🍽️Oolong tea (brewed)
1333 % DVat 2000 kcal
17.🍽️Mate tea (brewed)
1333 % DVat 2000 kcal
18.🐟Halibut
1321 % DVat 2000 kcal
19.🦪Mussels (cooked)
1008 % DVat 2000 kcal
20.🦪Oysters
988 % DVat 2000 kcal
21.🐟Sea bream
939 % DVat 2000 kcal
22.🥛Skyr (plain)
762 % DVat 2000 kcal
23.🥬Spinach
696 % DVat 2000 kcal
24.🥛Soy drink
682 % DVat 2000 kcal
25.🌶️Radishes
667 % DVat 2000 kcal
26.☕Filter coffee
667 % DVat 2000 kcal
27.🥛Oat drink
638 % DVat 2000 kcal
28.🥛Milk 0.1% fat
610 % DVat 2000 kcal
29.🐟Pike
606 % DVat 2000 kcal
30.🥛Milk 1.5% fat
435 % DVat 2000 kcal
31.🧀Harz cheese
430 % DVat 2000 kcal
32.🥛Kefir
423 % DVat 2000 kcal
33.🥬Swiss chard
421 % DVat 2000 kcal
34.🥛Buttermilk
400 % DVat 2000 kcal
35.🦑Squid
362 % DVat 2000 kcal
36.🧀Cottage cheese
354 % DVat 2000 kcal
37.🥣Yogurt (1.5%)
327 % DVat 2000 kcal
38.🐟Mackerel (raw)
325 % DVat 2000 kcal
39.🥦Broccoli
314 % DVat 2000 kcal
40.🥬Pak choi
308 % DVat 2000 kcal
41.🥛Ayran
305 % DVat 2000 kcal
42.🍽️Quail egg
295 % DVat 2000 kcal
43.🥥Coconut water
281 % DVat 2000 kcal
44.🥬White cabbage
267 % DVat 2000 kcal
45.🥬Arugula
267 % DVat 2000 kcal
46.🐟Fish sticks (frozen)
265 % DVat 2000 kcal
47.🐟Mackerel
254 % DVat 2000 kcal
48.🥣Low-fat quark
239 % DVat 2000 kcal
49.🥛Evaporated milk (7.5% fat)
239 % DVat 2000 kcal
50.🥚Egg
233 % DVat 2000 kcal