Minerals

Foods Highest in Lead

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

MineralsUnit: ug per 100g

50
Foods ranked: 13.9 ug
Highest per 100g

Number one

Noodle, soba, dry

Cereals and cereal products

13.9ug per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

Food	Group	ug/100g
1Noodle, soba, dry	Cereals and cereal products	13.9
2Bassa (basa), fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	13.3
3Bassa (basa), fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	11.6
4Silver perch, aquacultured, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	10.0
5Prune (dried plum)	Fruit products and dishes	9.7
6Bassa (basa), fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	9.7
7Silver perch, aquacultured, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	8.7
8Cocoa powder	Non-alcoholic beverages	8.6
9Barramundi, aquacultured, fillet, grilled, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	8.2
10Milkfish, aquacultured, fillet, grilled, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	7.5
11Silver perch, aquacultured, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	7.3
12Trout, rainbow, aquacultured, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	7.2
13Barramundi, aquacultured, fillet, steamed with no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	7.1
14Milkfish, aquacultured, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	6.5
15Trout, rainbow, aquacultured, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	6.2
16Barramundi, aquacultured, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	6.0
17Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	6.0
18Noodle, wheat, instant, unflavoured, dry, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	5.5
19Noodle, wheat, instant, flavoured, dry, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	5.5
20Milkfish, aquacultured, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	5.5
21Trout, rainbow, aquacultured, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	5.2
22Lamb, liver, grilled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	4.7
23Beetroot, canned in brine, drained	Vegetable products and dishes	4.7
24Rice, brown, boiled, no added salt	Cereals and cereal products	4.5
25Noodle, soba, boiled, drained	Cereals and cereal products	4.2
26Venison, mince, premium, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	4.2
27Sardine, Australian, whole, fried, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	3.8
28Sprat, blue, wild caught, flesh, skin & bones, fried, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	3.8
29Bulgur, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	3.7
30Goji berry, dried	Fruit products and dishes	3.5
31Sprat, blue, wild caught, flesh, skin & bones, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	3.3
32Beverage base, chocolate flavour, added vitamins & minerals (Milo)	Non-alcoholic beverages	2.9
33Pineapple, canned in syrup, drained	Fruit products and dishes	2.9
34Pineapple, canned in juice, drained	Fruit products and dishes	2.9
35Chocolate, dark, no added sugar	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	2.9
36Beverage base, chocolate flavour, unfortified (Nesquik brand)	Non-alcoholic beverages	2.8
37Tilapia, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2.7
38Thyme, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	2.6
39Parsley, continental, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	2.6
40Tilapia, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2.4
41Snack ball, date based	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	2.4
42Sardine, Australian, whole, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2.3
43Raisin	Fruit products and dishes	2.3
44Breakfast cereal, wheat bran, pellets, added vitamins & minerals (Kellogg's All Bran)	Cereals and cereal products	2.3
45Chocolate, milk	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	2.2
46Prawn, school, wild, flesh, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2.2
47Muesli, granola, non-oat based, toasted, added nuts & seeds, unfortified	Cereals and cereal products	2.2
48Salmon, Atlantic, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2.2
49Seed, chia, dried	Seed and nut products and dishes	2.2
50Salmon, Atlantic, fillet, grilled, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2.1

Rankings

Top Foods by Nutrient

All nutrients

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Source

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