Copper, Cu

Measured in MGNutrient #3122,187 measured values

Foods highest in Copper, Cu

The full ranked list — top 25 and lowest 10 — is below, drawn live from 2,187 USDA measurements.

Highest in Copper, Cu

Top 25 foods and ingredients by Copper, Cu, per 100g.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
1	Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried	FNDDS ingredient	14.59
2	Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised	FNDDS ingredient	14.28
3	Seaweed, spirulina, dried	FNDDS ingredient	6.1
4	Mollusks, oyster, eastern, canned	FNDDS ingredient	4.46
5	Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened	FNDDS ingredient	3.79
6	Baking chocolate, unsweetened, squares	FNDDS ingredient	3.23
7	Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, raw	FNDDS ingredient	2.86
8	Beverages, Protein powder soy based	FNDDS ingredient	2.62
9	Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, sugar-free, not reconstituted	FNDDS ingredient	2.6
10	Beverages, nutritional shake mix, high protein, powder	FNDDS ingredient	2.5
11	Snacks, soy chips or crisps, salted	FNDDS ingredient	2.46
12	Nuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted, without salt added	FNDDS ingredient	2.22
13	Nuts, cashew nuts, raw	Foundation Food	2.22
14	Gelatins, dry powder, unsweetened	FNDDS ingredient	2.16
15	Spices, basil, dried	FNDDS ingredient	2.1
16	Flour, coconut	Foundation Food	2.08
17	Vermicelli, made from soy	FNDDS ingredient	1.92
18	Mollusks, squid, mixed species, raw	FNDDS ingredient	1.89
19	Seeds, sunflower seed, kernel, raw	Foundation Food	1.88
20	Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, without salt	FNDDS ingredient	1.83
21	Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added	Foundation Food	1.83
22	Beverages, OVALTINE, chocolate malt powder	FNDDS ingredient	1.82
23	Beverages, chocolate powder, no sugar added	FNDDS ingredient	1.82
24	Peanut flour, defatted	FNDDS ingredient	1.8
25	Spices, coriander leaf, dried	FNDDS ingredient	1.79

Lowest in Copper, Cu

The 10 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
2178	Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D	Foundation Food	0.001
2179	Beverages, yellow green colored citrus soft drink with caffeine	FNDDS ingredient	0.001
2180	Butter, stick, unsalted	Foundation Food	0.001
2181	Butter oil, anhydrous	FNDDS ingredient	0.001
2182	Beverages, carbonated, SPRITE, lemon-lime, without caffeine	FNDDS ingredient	0.001
2183	Buttermilk, low fat	Foundation Food	0.001
2184	Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D	Foundation Food	0.001
2185	Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D	Foundation Food	0.001
2186	Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, low carb	FNDDS ingredient	0.002
2187	Beverages, coffee, ready to drink, milk based, sweetened	FNDDS ingredient	0.002

Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.

USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.