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Foods High and Low in Cadmium

Contaminants

Cadmium accumulation tier. Cocoa, organ meats, and some shellfish concentrate soil cadmium.

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Key takeaways

  • 136 foods have a graded cadmium level (Low, Moderate, or High).
  • Each entry carries a confidence grade and the studies it came from.
  • A food not listed has not been measured, which is not the same as containing none.

Cadmium at a glance

Foods measured
136
Reported as
Low / Moderate / High
Data source
Published research, cited per food

Foods by measured level

Oil Cocoa Butterestimated · 1 studyHigh
Beans Light Red Kidneyestimated · 1 studyHigh
Beans Dark Red Kidneyestimated · 1 studyHigh
Beef Kidneysestimated · 1 studyHigh
Beans Kidneyestimated · 1 studyHigh
Beverages Cocoa Mixestimated · 1 studyHigh
Candies Special Dark Chocolate Barestimated · 1 studyHigh
Cocoa Powderestimated · 1 studyHigh
Cocoa Mix Nestleestimated · 1 studyHigh
Veal Kidneysestimated · 1 studyHigh
Pork Kidneysestimated · 1 studyHigh
Beverages Coffee And Cocoaestimated · 1 studyHigh
Archway Home Style Cookies Dutch Cocoaestimated · 1 studyHigh
Candies Dark Chocolate Coated Coffee Beansestimated · 1 studyHigh
Lamb Kidneysestimated · 1 studyHigh
Crackers Saltines (Includes Oysterestimated · 1 studyModerate
Candies Milk Chocolate Coated Coffee Beansestimated · 1 studyModerate
Candies Rolo Caramels In Milk Chocolateestimated · 1 studyModerate
Seeds Flaxseedestimated · 1 studyModerate
Sauce Oysterestimated · 1 studyModerate
Fish Oil Cod Liverestimated · 1 studyModerate
Candies Milk Chocolateestimated · 1 studyModerate
Braunschweiger (A Liver Sausage) Porkestimated · 1 studyModerate
Candies Hershey's Milk Chocolate With Almond Bitesestimated · 1 studyModerate
Baking Chocolate Mars Snackfood USestimated · 1 studyModerate
Flaxseedestimated · 1 studyModerate
Soup Oyster Stewestimated · 1 studyModerate
Spinach Regular Packestimated · 1 studyModerate
Scallops Bayestimated · 1 studyModerate
Pillsbury Chocolate Chip Cookiesestimated · 1 studyModerate
Seeds Sunflower Seedestimated · 1 studyModerate
Oscar Mayer Braunschweiger Liver Sausage (Sliced)estimated · 1 studyModerate
Silk Light Chocolate Soymilkestimated · 1 studyModerate
Chicken Liverestimated · 1 studyModerate
Yogurt Flavors Other Than Chocolateestimated · 1 studyModerate
Spinach Babyestimated · 1 studyModerate
Mustard Spinach (Tendergreen)estimated · 1 studyModerate
Pie Chocolate Cremeestimated · 1 studyModerate
Beverages Chocolate-Flavor Beverage Mixestimated · 1 studyModerate
Rennin Chocolateestimated · 1 studyModerate
Milk Chocolate Beverageestimated · 1 studyModerate
Seeds Sunflower Seed Butterestimated · 1 studyModerate
Beverages Chocolate Almond Milkestimated · 1 studyModerate
Cookies Chocolate Chipestimated · 1 studyModerate
Spinachestimated · 1 studyModerate
Ice Creams Chocolateestimated · 1 studyModerate
Cake Cherry Fudge With Chocolate Frostingestimated · 1 studyModerate
Mollusks Scallopestimated · 1 studyModerate
Frostings Chocolateestimated · 1 studyModerate
Caribou Liverestimated · 1 studyModerate

136 foods with measured values · compiled from published research · updated as the literature grows