You should aim for at least 30 milligrams (mg) of iron each day during pregnancy.
Food | Amount | Mg of iron |
---|---|---|
clams, canned |
3 oz. |
24 |
ready-to-eat cereals enriched with iron |
1 cup |
5 to 18 |
cooked cereal enriched with iron |
1 cup |
5 to 10 |
tofu, firm |
1/2 cup |
13 |
tofu, regular |
1/2 cup |
6.6 |
lentils, cooked |
1 cup |
6.6 |
spinach, fresh and cooked |
1 cup |
6.5 |
enriched wheat flour, cornmeal |
1 cup |
5.8 |
meats (liver, heart, kidney) |
3 oz. |
5.4 |
liver sausage |
2 slices |
5.3 |
trail mix (chocolate chips, nuts and seeds) |
1 cup |
5 |
buckwheat flour |
1 cup |
4.9 |
spinach, canned |
1 cup |
4.9 |
dried beans, cooked (black, pinto, kidney, navy, soy, white) |
1 cup |
4.5 |
black-eyed peas cooked |
1 cup |
4.3 |
beef (lean), cooked |
3 oz. |
3.4 |
turnip or beet greens, cooked |
1 cup |
3 |
peas or beets, cooked |
1 cup |
3 |
asparagus, mushrooms, sweet potato, white potato with skin |
1 cup |
2.5 to 3.0 |
spinach frozen |
1 cup |
2 |
lamb (lean), cooked |
3 oz. |
2.3 |
shrimp, cooked |
3 oz. |
2.3 |
enriched spaghetti, rice or noodles, cooked |
1 cup |
2 |
prune juice |
1/2 cup |
1.5 |
carob |
3 oz. |
1.1 |
chocolate chips |
2 tablespoons |
1.1 |
Dried fruit | Amount | Mg of iron |
raisins |
1/3 cup |
1.3 |
prunes, cooked |
1/2 cup |
1.2 |
peach |
two halves |
1 |
fig |
two |
1 |
apricots |
six halves |
1 |