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Foods Highest in Mercury

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

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

Number one

Shark, fillet, without skin, baked, no added fat

Fish and seafood products and dishes

59.6ug per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

FoodGroupug/100g
1Shark, fillet, without skin, baked, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes59.6
2Shark, fillet, without skin, steamed, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes48.9
3Shark, fillet, without skin, rawFish and seafood products and dishes43.5
4Shark, battered, deep-fried, takeaway outletFish and seafood products and dishes32.0
5Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drainedFish and seafood products and dishes17.7
6Tuna, canned in brine, drainedFish and seafood products and dishes17.7
7Barramundi, aquacultured, fillet, grilled, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes13.3
8Barramundi, aquacultured, fillet, steamed with no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes11.6
9Lobster or crayfish, flesh, purchased steamed, poached or boiled, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes10.1
10Barramundi, aquacultured, fillet, rawFish and seafood products and dishes9.7
11Lobster, southern rock, wild, flesh, rawFish and seafood products and dishes9.1
12Prawn, endeavour, wild, flesh, rawFish and seafood products and dishes7.7
13Kingfish, yellowtail, aquacultured, fillet, with skin, grilled, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes6.6
14Trout, ocean, aquacultured, fillet, without skin, baked, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes5.9
15Kingfish, yellowtail, aquacultured, fillet, with skin, steamed, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes5.7
16Silver perch, aquacultured, baked, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes5.5
17Trout, ocean, aquacultured, fillet, without skin, steamed, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes5.1
18Kingfish, yellowtail, aquacultured, fillet, with skin, rawFish and seafood products and dishes4.8
19Silver perch, aquacultured, steamed, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes4.8
20Prawn, school, wild, flesh, rawFish and seafood products and dishes4.8
21Trout, ocean, aquacultured, fillet, without skin, rawFish and seafood products and dishes4.3
22Silver perch, aquacultured, rawFish and seafood products and dishes4.0
23Oyster, Pacific, aquacultured, rawFish and seafood products and dishes3.7
24Trout, rainbow, aquacultured, baked, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes3.6
25Salmon, Atlantic, fillet, steamed, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes3.5
26Salmon, Pacific King, fillet, steamed, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes3.5
27Salmon, Pacific King, fillet, skinless, grilled, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes3.4
28Salmon, Atlantic, fillet, grilled, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes3.3
29Trout, rainbow, aquacultured, steamed, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes3.2
30Salmon, Atlantic, fillet, rawFish and seafood products and dishes3.0
31Salmon, Pacific King, fillet, skinless, rawFish and seafood products and dishes3.0
32Trout, rainbow, aquacultured, rawFish and seafood products and dishes2.7
33Sardine, Australian, whole, fried, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes2.5
34Sprat, blue, wild caught, flesh, skin & bones, fried, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes2.5
35Sprat, blue, wild caught, flesh, skin & bones, rawFish and seafood products and dishes2.2
36Milkfish, aquacultured, fillet, grilled, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes2.0
37Milkfish, aquacultured, fillet, steamed, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes1.8
38Bassa (basa), fillet, baked, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes1.6
39Abalone, brown lip, wild, rawFish and seafood products and dishes1.6
40Breakfast cereal, wheat bran, flakes, sultanas, added vitamins & minerals (Kellogg's Sultana Bran)Cereals and cereal products1.5
41Milkfish, aquacultured, fillet, rawFish and seafood products and dishes1.5
42Bassa (basa), fillet, steamed, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes1.4
43Abalone, green lip, aquacultured, rawFish and seafood products and dishes1.4
44Prawn, banana, wild, flesh, rawFish and seafood products and dishes1.3
45Bassa (basa), fillet, rawFish and seafood products and dishes1.2
46Tilapia, fillet, baked, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes1.1
47Tilapia, fillet, steamed, no added fatFish and seafood products and dishes1.0
48Prawn, Western king, wild, flesh, rawFish and seafood products and dishes1.0
49Butter, plain, no added saltFats and oils0.90
50Butter, plain, saltedFats and oils0.90
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 mercury value is zero or not measured.