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Foods High and Low in Mercury

Contaminants

Methylmercury accumulation tier, from FDA/EPA fish consumption advice. Tier 3 species are best avoided; tier 1 are the low-mercury choices.

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Key takeaways

  • 85 foods have a graded mercury 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.

Mercury at a glance

Foods measured
85
Reported as
Low / Moderate / High
Data source
Published research, cited per food

Foods by measured level

Soup Shark Finestimated · 1 studyHigh
Fish Sharkestimated · 1 studyHigh
Fish Swordfishestimated · 1 studyHigh
Fish Tilefishestimated · 1 studyHigh
Swordfish Wild Caughtestimated · 1 studyHigh
Snapper Wild Caughtestimated · 1 studyModerate
Fish Snapperestimated · 1 studyModerate
Fish Tuna Saladestimated · 1 studyModerate
Mahi Mahi Wild Caughtestimated · 1 studyModerate
Halibut Wild Caughtestimated · 1 studyModerate
Fish Grouperestimated · 1 studyModerate
Fish Mahimahiestimated · 1 studyModerate
Fish Monkfishestimated · 1 studyModerate
Subway Tuna Sub On White Bread With Lettuce And Tomatoestimated · 1 studyModerate
Sea Bass Chileanestimated · 1 studyModerate
Fish Bluefishestimated · 1 studyModerate
Fish Halibutestimated · 1 studyModerate
Tuna Ahi Or Yellowfinestimated · 1 studyModerate
Fish Sea Bassestimated · 1 studyModerate
Fish Tunaestimated · 1 studyModerate
Anchovies In Olive Oilestimated · 1 studyLow
Fish Herringestimated · 1 studyLow
Cracker Barrel Farm Raised Catfish Platterestimated · 1 studyLow
Campbell's Chunky New England Clam Chowderestimated · 1 studyLow
Crustaceans Crayfishestimated · 1 studyLow
Squid (Calamari) Tubes Onlyestimated · 1 studyLow
Fish Herring Eggsestimated · 1 studyLow
Mollusks Scallopestimated · 1 studyLow
Mollusks Clamestimated · 1 studyLow
Fish Codestimated · 1 studyLow
Snacks Shrimp Crackerestimated · 1 studyLow
Fish Oil Sardineestimated · 1 studyLow
Soup Clam Chowderestimated · 1 studyLow
Cracker Barrel Country Shrimp Platterestimated · 1 studyLow
Fish Tilapiaestimated · 1 studyLow
Fish Oil Salmonestimated · 1 studyLow
Mollusks Oysterestimated · 1 studyLow
Snow Crab Legs Onlyestimated · 1 studyLow
Fish Perchestimated · 1 studyLow
Mollusks Squidestimated · 1 studyLow
Scallops Seaestimated · 1 studyLow
Crustaceans Lobsterestimated · 1 studyLow
Salmon Nuggets Breadedestimated · 1 studyLow
Fish Salmonestimated · 1 studyLow
Mushroom Oysterestimated · 1 studyLow
Cod Pacific Or Alaskanestimated · 1 studyLow
Denny's Golden Shrimpestimated · 1 studyLow
Fish Troutestimated · 1 studyLow
Fish Pollockestimated · 1 studyLow
Mushroom King Oysterestimated · 1 studyLow

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