Copper Rich Fish and shellfish

Welcome to the list of the top 100 fish and shellfish highest in copper content. Where the amount of copper ranges from 5.71 mg to 0.05 mg per 100g. The top fish and shellfish is Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat with the highest copper content, which in 100g contains 5.71 mg of copper.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for copper is 2 mg. For the 100g serving of Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat, which contains 5.71 mg of copper, the corresponding RDA copper percentage is 286 %, which is the highest item from the list of fish and shellfish high in copper.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat has a nutritional value score of 17.00 out of 100.Comparing the copper content and the nutritional density in 100g for Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat; 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 fish and shellfish.

Other important and copper related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat, which is the top of the fish and shellfish list for copper content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 102.00 kcal (5% RDA), the amount of Protein is 11.42 g (20% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 3.42 g (5% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 5.45 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 Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat from the list of fish and shellfish.

Top Twenty List - Highest copper Content per 100g

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

1. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat 5.71mg (286%RDA)
2. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, cooked, breaded and fried 4.29mg (215%RDA)
3. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, raw 2.86mg (143%RDA)
4. Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, cooked, moist heat 2.68mg (134%RDA)
5. Mollusks, squid, mixed species, cooked, fried 2.11mg (106%RDA)
6. Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat 2.06mg (103%RDA)
7. Mollusks, squid, mixed species, raw 1.89mg (95%RDA)
8. Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, raw 1.58mg (79%RDA)
9. Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat 1.55mg (78%RDA)
10. Crustaceans, lobster, northern, raw 1.35mg (68%RDA)
11. Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat 1.18mg (59%RDA)
12. Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, raw 1.03mg (52%RDA)
13. Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, cooked, moist heat 1.00mg (50%RDA)
14. Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, raw 0.92mg (46%RDA)
15. Crustaceans, crab, blue, cooked, moist heat 0.81mg (41%RDA)
16. Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat 0.74mg (37%RDA)
17. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, farmed, raw 0.74mg (37%RDA)
18. Crustaceans, crab, dungeness, cooked, moist heat 0.73mg (37%RDA)
19. Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat 0.69mg (35%RDA)
20. Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat 0.69mg (35%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 Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat which contains 4.85 mg in 3.000 oz (or 85.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 243 %. For this serving the Energy content is 86.7 kcal (4% RDA), the Protein content is 9.71 g (17% RDA), the Total Fat content is 2.91 g (4% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 4.63 g (4% RDA).

Milligrams of copper in fish and shellfish (per 100g)

The list below gives the total copper content in the top 100 items from the general description 'fish and shellfish' 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 food items which are raw is 62 items. The highest amount of copper from the 62 raw items is in Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, raw where the content is 2.86 mg per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 25 items. The highest amount of copper from the 25 cooked items is in Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat where the amount is 5.71 mg per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked fish and shellfish shows that cooking can change the levels of copper by 2.85 mg in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary