Intake recommendations of the German Nutrition Society (DGE) are not yet available for daidzein.
| Daidzein content – given in µg – per 100 g of food. | |||
| Cereal products | Nuts and seeds | ||
| Barley | 14,00 | Walnuts | 5,00 |
| Hazelnuts | 5,52 | ||
| Fruit | Peanuts | 7,70 | |
| Clementines | 0,29 | Sunflower seeds | 8,00 |
| Strawberries | 0,45 | ||
| Honeydew melon | 1,46 | Soy and soy products | |
| Mango | 3,83 | Soy infant milk | < 100 |
| Passion fruit | 6,58 | Soy sauce | 800 |
| Apples | 12,40 | Soy milk | 1.800 |
| Currants | 46,10 | Soy sausage | 4.900 |
| Tofu | 7.600 | ||
| Dried fruit | Soy bread | 7.853 | |
| Dates | 1,72 | Soybean seedlings | 13.800 |
| Figs | 1,77 | Soybean paste | 15.900 |
| Plums | 4,26 | Tempeh | 19.000 |
| Miso paste | 26.600 | ||
| Vegetables | Soybeans | 10.500-85.000 | |
| Cauliflower | 5,00 | ||
| Broccoli | 6,00 | ||
| Legumes | |||
| Lenses | 3,00-10,00 | ||
| Kidney beans | 7,00-40,00 | ||
| Peas | 0-52,90 | ||
| Chickpeas | 11,00-192,00 | ||
Note: Foods in bold are particularly rich in daidzein.
