Top 35 Foods Highest in Copper (Cu) (USDA Per 100g Ranking)

Ranked across 2,500 verified whole USDA foods by Copper (Cu) (mg per 100g) with % Daily Value, calorie density, and macro ratios. Cytochrome c oxidase and ceruloplasmin cofactor necessary for iron mobilization and elastin cross-linking.

USDA Leaderboard: Top 35 Foods Highest in Copper (Cu) (USDA Per 100g Ranking)

Click any food below to open its full 100+ nutrient profile (including 22 vitamins, 11 minerals, amino acids, omega-3s, PRAL acid load, and WHO baby feeding age). Top food in this category: Liver, beef (14.5 mg per 100g).

Rank	USDA Food Item	Copper (Cu) / 100g	% Daily Value	Per 100 kcal	Calories & Protein
#1	Liver, beef	14.5 mg	100%	8.32 mg	174 kcal · 26.3g P
#2	Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw	11.9 mg	100%	8.48 mg	140 kcal · 19.9g P
#3	Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw	9.76 mg	100%	7.23 mg	135 kcal · 20.4g P
#4	Liver, beef or calves, and onions	8.92 mg	100%	6.91 mg	129 kcal · 16.7g P
#5	Goose, liver, raw	7.52 mg	100%	5.66 mg	133 kcal · 16.4g P
#6	Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw	6.98 mg	100%	5.02 mg	139 kcal · 20.4g P
#7	Duck, domesticated, liver, raw	5.96 mg	100%	4.38 mg	136 kcal · 18.7g P
#8	Oysters, steamed	3.62 mg	100%	5.57 mg	65 kcal · 7.23g P
#9	Oysters, baked or broiled	3.55 mg	100%	3.41 mg	104 kcal · 7.11g P
#10	Soy flour, full-fat, raw	2.92 mg	100%	0.673 mg	434 kcal · 37.8g P
#11	Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, raw	2.86 mg	100%	5.6 mg	51 kcal · 5.71g P
#12	Oysters, raw	2.86 mg	100%	5.6 mg	51 kcal · 5.71g P
#13	Calamari, cooked	2.35 mg	100%	1.51 mg	155 kcal · 19.4g P
#14	Soy flour, full-fat, roasted	2.22 mg	100%	0.506 mg	439 kcal · 38.1g P
#15	Nuts, cashew nuts, raw	2.19 mg	100%	0.397 mg	553 kcal · 18.2g P
#16	Soy meal, defatted, raw	2 mg	100%	0.593 mg	337 kcal · 49.2g P
#17	Mollusks, squid, mixed species, raw	1.89 mg	100%	2.06 mg	92 kcal · 15.6g P
#18	Sunflower seeds, plain, unsalted	1.83 mg	100%	0.314 mg	582 kcal · 19.3g P
#19	Sunflower seeds, plain, salted	1.81 mg	100%	0.314 mg	575 kcal · 19.1g P
#20	Sunflower seeds, flavored	1.75 mg	100%	0.308 mg	567 kcal · 18.4g P
#21	Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts	1.73 mg	100%	0.275 mg	628 kcal · 14.9g P
#22	Lobster	1.71 mg	100%	1.76 mg	97 kcal · 20.9g P
#23	Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts, blanched	1.6 mg	100%	0.254 mg	629 kcal · 13.7g P
#24	Seeds, sunflower seed butter, without salt	1.6 mg	100%	0.259 mg	617 kcal · 17.3g P
#25	Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, raw	1.58 mg	100%	1.95 mg	81 kcal · 9.45g P
#26	Seeds, breadnut tree seeds, raw	1.44 mg	100%	0.665 mg	217 kcal · 5.97g P
#27	Winged bean tuber, raw	1.39 mg	100%	0.936 mg	148 kcal · 11.6g P
#28	Spices, celery seed	1.37 mg	100%	0.349 mg	392 kcal · 18.1g P
#29	Nuts, walnuts, black, dried	1.36 mg	100%	0.22 mg	619 kcal · 24.1g P
#30	Crustaceans, lobster, northern, raw	1.35 mg	100%	1.75 mg	77 kcal · 16.5g P
#31	Flax seeds	1.34 mg	100%	0.247 mg	545 kcal · 18g P
#32	Seeds, breadfruit seeds, roasted	1.32 mg	100%	0.638 mg	207 kcal · 6.2g P
#33	Nuts, pistachio nuts, dry roasted, with salt added	1.29 mg	100%	0.227 mg	569 kcal · 21.1g P
#34	Pumpkin seeds, unsalted	1.27 mg	100%	0.222 mg	574 kcal · 29.8g P
#35	Pumpkin seeds, salted	1.26 mg	100%	0.222 mg	567 kcal · 29.5g P

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