Fluorine content of foods and the estimated daily intake from foods. 1978

K Tóth, and E Sugár

The F content of rice, rye, bread, wheat flour, rolls and wheat bread was found to be: 0.42, 0.31, 0.28, 0.28 and 0.22 mg/kg raw weight, respectively. Among foods of animal origin the F content of fish was the highest: mackerel in oil 7.28 mg, and carp 2.02 mg/kg. Mutton contained 0.71, meat tissues of pig 0.36, other meats and meat tissues less than 0.36, while egg only 0.12 mg/kg raw weight. Eight different dishes of soups, nine cooked vegetables and sauces, and ten other dishes of cooked food prepared with F-poor water contained: 0.18, 0.20 and 0.26 mg/kg, respectively. Calculations were made to determine the amount of F ingested daily with foods. Mean F ingestion of the population was found to be 0.314 mg daily with a food supplying 3000 calories.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D004032 Diet Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal. Diets
D005461 Fluorine A nonmetallic, diatomic gas that is a trace element and member of the halogen family. It is used in dentistry as fluoride (FLUORIDES) to prevent dental caries. Fluorine-19,Fluorine 19
D005504 Food Analysis Measurement and evaluation of the components of substances to be taken as FOOD. Analysis, Food,Analyses, Food,Food Analyses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006814 Hungary A country in Europe, northwest of Romania, south of Slovakia, and east of Austria. The capital is Budapest.

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