Subject area	Environmental science
More specific subject area	Environmental monitoring, food quality
Type of data	Tables, figure
How data was acquired	Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (Varian AA-7000)
Data format	Raw/analyzed
Experimental factors	Heavy metal concentration
Experimental features	Daily intake of heavy metals was determined.
Data source location	Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran
Data accessibility	The data are available in this article.
Related research article	Health risk assessment of heavy metal intake due to fish consumption in the Sistan region, Iran. 2017; Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 189(11),583