Copper Rich Beef and red meat

Welcome to the list of the top 80 beef and red meat highest in copper content. Where the amount of copper ranges from 14.59 mg to 0.14 mg per 100g. The top beef and red meat is Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried with the highest copper content, which in 100g contains 14.59 mg of copper.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for copper is 2 mg. For the 100g serving of Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried, which contains 14.59 mg of copper, the corresponding RDA copper percentage is 730 %, which is the highest item from the list of beef and red meat high in copper.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried has a nutritional value score of 19.00 out of 100.Comparing the copper content and the nutritional density in 100g for Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried; We class this as a high copper content item compared with all foods in our database.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a medium nutritional density value from our list of beef and red meat.

Other important and copper related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried, which is the top of the beef and red meat list for copper content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 175.00 kcal (9% RDA), the amount of Protein is 26.52 g (47% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 4.68 g (7% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 5.16 g (4% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the copper content in Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried from the list of beef and red meat.

Top Twenty List - Highest copper Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for copper in beef and red meat for the top 20 beef and red meat. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried 14.59mg (730%RDA)
2. Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised 14.28mg (714%RDA)
3. Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw 9.76mg (488%RDA)
4. Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products liver, cooked, boiled 5.73mg (287%RDA)
5. Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw 5.30mg (265%RDA)
6. Beef, New Zealand, imported, sweetbread, raw 5.10mg (255%RDA)
7. Beef, New Zealand, imported, sweetbread, cooked, boiled 5.10mg (255%RDA)
8. Beef, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised 0.92mg (46%RDA)
9. Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, heart, cooked, boiled 0.65mg (33%RDA)
10. Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, kidney, cooked, boiled 0.56mg (28%RDA)
11. Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered 0.56mg (28%RDA)
12. Beef, variety meats and by-products, heart, cooked, simmered 0.56mg (28%RDA)
13. Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw 0.43mg (22%RDA)
14. Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, kidney, raw 0.41mg (21%RDA)
15. Beef, variety meats and by-products, heart, raw 0.40mg (20%RDA)
16. Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, heart, raw 0.37mg (19%RDA)
17. Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw 0.29mg (15%RDA)
18. Beef, variety meats and by-products, lungs, raw 0.26mg (13%RDA)
19. USDA Commodity, beef patties with VPP, frozen, cooked 0.25mg (13%RDA)
20. Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder tender, medallion, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled 0.25mg (13%RDA)

Highest Amount of copper per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high copper foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the copper nutritional content.

The food with the highest copper content per typical serving is Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried which contains 11.82 mg in 1.000 slice (or 81.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 591 %. For this serving the Energy content is 141.75 kcal (7% RDA), the Protein content is 21.48 g (38% RDA), the Total Fat content is 3.79 g (6% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 4.18 g (3% RDA).

Milligrams of copper in beef and red meat (per 100g)

The list below gives the total copper content in the top 80 items from the general description 'beef and red meat' each of which show the copper amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of copper can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total number of frozen food items is 2. The highest amount of copper from the 2 frozen items is in USDA Commodity, beef patties with VPP, frozen, cooked where the copper content is 0.25 mg per 100g. The total food items which are raw is 23 items. The highest amount of copper from the 23 raw items is in Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw where the content is 9.76 mg per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 57 items. The highest amount of copper from the 57 cooked items is in Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried where the amount is 14.59 mg per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked beef and red meat shows that cooking can change the levels of copper by 4.83 mg in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary