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Foods Highest in Cadmium

Top 50 Australian foods ranked by cadmium content per 100g, sourced from the AFCD.

MineralsUnit: ug per 100g
50
Foods ranked
290 ug
Highest per 100g

Number one

Seaweed, nori, dried

Vegetable products and dishes

290ug per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

FoodGroupug/100g
1Seaweed, nori, driedVegetable products and dishes290
2Seaweed, boiled, drainedVegetable products and dishes52.2
3Prawn, brown tiger, wild, flesh, rawFish and seafood products and dishes40.1
4Abalone, green lip, wild, rawFish and seafood products and dishes32.2
5Cocoa powderNon-alcoholic beverages30.0
6Abalone, brown lip, wild, rawFish and seafood products and dishes28.0
7Seed, sunflowerSeed and nut products and dishes17.0
8Prawn, flesh, raw (green)Fish and seafood products and dishes14.6
9Sardine, Australian, whole, rawFish and seafood products and dishes14.5
10Sprat, blue, wild caught, flesh, skin & bones, fried, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes14.5
11Sardine, Australian, whole, fried, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes14.5
12Potato, chips, regular, fast food outlet, deep fried, monounsaturated oil, saltedVegetable products and dishes13.5
13Potato, chips, regular, fast food outlet, deep fried, blended oil, saltedVegetable products and dishes13.5
14Potato, chips, regular, independent takeaway outlet, deep fried, blended oil, saltedVegetable products and dishes13.5
15Potato, fries, fast food outlet, deep fried, monounsaturated oil, saltedVegetable products and dishes13.5
16Potato, fries, independent takeaway outlet, deep fried, blended oil, saltedVegetable products and dishes13.5
17Lamb, liver, grilled, no added fatMeat, poultry and game products and dishes12.7
18Sprat, blue, wild caught, flesh, skin & bones, rawFish and seafood products and dishes12.3
19Potato, coliban, peeled, boiled, drainedVegetable products and dishes9.1
20Biscuit, savoury, rice cracker, seaweed flavouredCereal based products and dishes8.9
21Potato crisps or chips, plain, saltedSnack foods8.6
22Abalone, black lip, aquacultured, rawFish and seafood products and dishes8.1
23Seed, sesame, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes7.7
24Seed, linseed or flaxseedSeed and nut products and dishes7.5
25Prawn, Western king, wild, flesh, rawFish and seafood products and dishes7.4
26Beverage base, chocolate flavour, added vitamins & minerals (Milo)Non-alcoholic beverages7.1
27Abalone, green lip, aquacultured, rawFish and seafood products and dishes7.0
28Prawn, endeavour, wild, flesh, rawFish and seafood products and dishes6.9
29Abalone, black lip, wild, rawFish and seafood products and dishes6.9
30Peanut butter, smooth & crunchy, added sugar & saltSeed and nut products and dishes6.0
31Peanut butter, smooth & crunchy, no added sugar or saltSeed and nut products and dishes6.0
32Potato, red skin, peeled, boiled, drainedVegetable products and dishes5.6
33Garlic, peeled, fresh, fried, no added fatVegetable products and dishes4.5
34Mixed leafy greens, pre-packaged, all typesVegetable products and dishes4.2
35Nut, peanut, without skin, roasted, with oil, saltedSeed and nut products and dishes3.9
36Nut, peanut, without skin, roasted, with oil, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes3.9
37Nut, peanut, with skin, roasted, with oil, saltedSeed and nut products and dishes3.9
38Prawn, banana, wild, flesh, rawFish and seafood products and dishes3.8
39Couscous, uncookedCereals and cereal products3.5
40Strawberry, rawFruit products and dishes3.1
41Tahini, sesame seed pulpSeed and nut products and dishes3.1
42Strawberry, purchased frozenFruit products and dishes3.1
43Spinach, baby, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes3.1
44Potato, new, peeled, boiled, drainedVegetable products and dishes3.0
45Confectionery, peanut, chocolate-coatedConfectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars3.0
46Garlic, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes2.8
47Potato, pale skin, peeled, boiled, drainedVegetable products and dishes2.6
48Chocolate, milkConfectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars2.6
49Cake, chocolate, homemade, unicedCereal based products and dishes2.4
50Biscuit, sweet, chocolate chip or coatedCereal based products and dishes2.4
Rankings

Top Foods by Nutrient

All nutrients
Highest in CalciumHighest in IronHighest in ProteinHighest in Vitamin CHighest in FibreHighest in PotassiumHighest in ZincHighest in MagnesiumHighest in SodiumHighest in FolateHighest in CholesterolHighest in Sugar

Source

Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) Release 3, FSANZ. All values per 100g of edible portion. Rankings exclude foods where cadmium value is zero or not measured.