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Ash Foods high in ash and how much you need · Ash

Ash refers to the inorganic mineral content that remains after a food or other organic material has been combusted at high temperatures. It represents the minerals present in the food, such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, and others. Ash content is an important factor in determining the overall nutritional composition of foods.

Most in a serving: Baltic herring, salted

There's no official daily target for ash.

Among plant foods, seaweed, wakame, dried; rowanberry juice, without sugar and mushroom, milk caps, salted have the most ash per serving. Among animal foods, the most are in baltic herring, salted; cheese, mexican, queso cotija and parma ham, 15% fat.

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Foods highest in ash

Ranked from 1,315 foods in our catalog, one entry per food.

1

Baltic herring, salted 12.8 g

serving (85 g) · Fish products
2

Vendace, salted 12.8 g

serving (85 g) · Fish products
3

Herring, salted 11.1 g

serving (85 g) · Fish products
4

Seaweed, wakame, dried 10 g

serving (30 g) · Canned vegetables
5

Rowanberry juice, without sugar 6.2 g

serving (240 g) · Juices
6

Sweet pepper, red, canned 4.9 g

serving (130 g) · Canned vegetables
7

Cheese, mexican, queso cotija 4.4 g

serving (55 g) · Cheese, ripened cheese
8

Mushroom, milk caps, salted 3.9 g

serving (85 g) · Mushroom
9

Parma ham, 15% fat 3.9 g

serving (55 g) · Cold cuts, meat
10

Tamarind 3.8 g

serving (140 g) · Fruits
11

Chicken broth 3.8 g

serving (240 g) · Savoury sauces
12

Spice paste, curry paste, mild, tikka masala 3.7 g

serving (30 g) · Condiments
13

Bean, pink, mature 3.3 g

serving (90 g) · Pulses
14

Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat 3.2 g

serving (85 g) · Crustaceans and molluscs
15

Roasted liver 3.1 g

serving (85 g) · Offal dishes
16

Raspberry juice concentrate 3.1 g

serving (240 g) · Juices
17

Salami, light, 9% fat 3 g

serving (55 g) · Cold cuts, sausages
18

Noodle, whole wheat, boiled, salt 2.9 g

serving (140 g) · Pasta
19

Reindeer, cold smoked 2.9 g

serving (55 g) · Cold cuts, meat
20

Processed cheese, 20-24% fat 2.9 g

serving (55 g) · Processed cheese
21

Soy sauce 2.9 g

tbsp (18 g) · Condiments
22

Reindeer roast 2.8 g

serving (85 g) · Steaks and chops
23

Liver, boiled, salt 2.8 g

serving (85 g) · Offal dishes
24

Beef, cured, 2.8% fat 2.6 g

serving (55 g) · Cold cuts, meat
25

Pork shoulder, oven-baked 2.6 g

serving (85 g) · Steaks and chops
26

Beef steak, grilled 2.6 g

serving (85 g) · Steaks and chops
27

Baking powder 2.6 g

tsp (5 g) · Miscellaneous ingredients
28

Chicken bouillon cube 2.5 g

serving (5 g) · Miscellaneous ingredients
29

Veal, thymus, cooked, braised 2.4 g

serving (85 g) · Offal dishes
30

Chicken mince, fried without fat 2.4 g

serving (85 g) · Chicken and other birds
31

Fish stock broth 2.4 g

cup (244 g) · Savoury sauces
32

Lobster 2.4 g

serving (110 g) · Crustaceans and molluscs
33

European sprat 2.4 g

serving (110 g) · Fish
34

Lutefish 2.4 g

serving (85 g) · Fish
35

Pea, green, split, mature seeds 2.4 g

serving (90 g) · Pulses
36

Meat bouillon powder/cube 2.4 g

serving (5 g) · Miscellaneous ingredients
37

Tomato juice 2.4 g

cup (240 g) · Vegetable juices
38

Chorizo, fried without fat 2.4 g

serving (55 g) · Sausages
39

Coconut milk 2.3 g

serving (240 g) · Vegetable juices
40

Powan, fried in butter 2.3 g

serving (85 g) · Fish
41

Game bird, grilled/fried 2.2 g

serving (85 g) · Chicken and other birds
42

Angelica 2.2 g

serving (85 g) · Vegetables
43

Sour milk, fat-free, organic, without added vitamin d 2.2 g

serving (240 g) · Soured milks
44

Soured milk gefilus, skim 0.1 fat 2.2 g

serving (240 g) · Soured milks
45

Potato wedges, oven-baked 2.2 g

serving (110 g) · Fried potatoes, French fries
46

Poppy seed 2.2 g

serving (30 g) · Nuts, seeds and dried fruits
47

Meat bouillon 2.2 g

cup (240 g) · Savoury sauces
48

Nettle, stinging nettle 2.1 g

serving (85 g) · Vegetables
49

Pork and beef, canned 2.1 g

serving (85 g) · Meat products
50

Potato, fried 2.1 g

serving (110 g) · Fried potatoes, French fries

Learn about ash

What does ash do for the body?

Ash in the context of nutrition refers to the inorganic mineral content left behind after food is completely burned. It does not have one specific direct function in the body, but it provides insight into the total mineral content of the food.

How much ash do I need?

Ash is not a nutrient you need to consume in specific amounts. It represents the total mineral content remaining after food is completely burned. Instead of focusing on the ash content in your diet, it is more important to ensure you meet your daily requirements for specific minerals.

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