Iodine is found naturally in some foods and is also added to salt that is labeled as "iodized". You can get recommended amounts of iodine by eating a variety of foods, including the following: Fish (such as cod and tuna), seaweed, shrimp, and other seafood, which are generally rich in iodine.

What seafood is high in iodine?

Shrimp and other seafood are good sources of iodine because they absorb some of the iodine that is naturally present in seawater (12). Three ounces of shrimp contain about 35 mcg of iodine, or 23% of the daily recommended intake ( 6 ).

Does shrimp contain iodine?

Several types of seafood, including shrimp, cod, and tuna, contain iodine. Seaweed also contains very high levels of iodine. In cultures that eat a lot of seaweed, people sometimes consume thousands of mcg of iodine per day.