Table 1.

 Food sources of haem iron and top five food sources of non-haem iron by country

Variables	Japan		China		United Kingdom		United States
	Food source	% of total diet	Food source	% of total diet	Food source	% of total diet	Food source	% of total diet
Haem iron (mg/24 h):
1	Fish	61	Fish	88	Meat	90	Meat	87
2	Meat	39	Meat	12	Fish	10	Fish	13
Non-haem iron (mg/24 h):
1	Vegetables, beans	27	Vegetables, beans	27	Bread rolls, biscuits	25	Cereals	16
2	Vegetarian meat substitutes	13	Grains, flour	22	Vegetables, beans	18	Bread rolls, biscuits	15
3	Fish	10	Pasta, rice, noodles	15	Cereals	15	Vegetables, beans	14
4	Pasta, rice, noodles	8	Condiments, seasonings	5	Meat	9	Grains, flour	10
5	Eggs	7	Cakes, puddings, cookies, other sweet snacks	5	Cakes, puddings, cookies, other sweet snacks	8	Meat	9