Objective To investigate the contamination and dietary intake of the aluminium in commercial foods in Shaanxi Province, and evaluate its potential health risks in Shaanxi population. Methods Six hundred and sixty-six samples from 8 kinds of foods in Shaanxi Province were collected from 2013 to 2015. The aluminium contents were detected according to National Food Contamination and Harmful Factors in Risk Monitoring Manual, and dietary intake of aluminium in Shaanxi population was evaluated by point assessment model with of nutritional survey date. Results The average dietary intake of aluminium was 0.154 9 mg/kg BW per day, and the dietary intake of woman aged 18 to 59 years old was the highest, with an average of 0.178 5 mg/kg BW per day. When aluminum intake of the 97.5 percentile, the dietary intake of aluminium in children aged 2 to 7 years old was the highest.The margins of safety (MOS) of all age groups were smaller than 1, while the MOS of high exposure (P97.5) group was above 1. Fried and baked food were the main sources of aluminium exposure in two age groups (2-7 years and 8-12 years old group), while fried food, cold noodle and starch products were the main sources of aluminium exposure for others. Conclusion Dietary intake (P97.5) of aluminium exceeded the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI). The dietary intake of aluminium in women and children was high. Fried food was the main sources of aluminium exposure in all age groups.