Friday, September 03, 2004

F- in Food

FLUORIDE IN FOOD

This table is for reference only and gives a general idea as to the high fluoride content in some foods and beverages.


BEVERAGES:
Juices

6.8mg/l
Gerber's White Grape Juice
#3

0.98 - 1.20mg/l
Minute Maid OJ
#6,#7

3.0mg/l
Gerber's Graduate Berry Juice
#6

0.78mg/l
Dole Pineapple
#7

>0.6mg/l
Prune Juice
#13

>0.6mg/l
Cranberry Juice
#13

>0.6mg/l
Pear Juice
#13

>0.6mg/l
Red Grape Juice
#13

>0.6mg/l
Cherry Juice
#13

>0.6mg/l
Apple Grape Juice
#13

>0.6mg/l
Apple Juice
#13



Soft Drinks


0.82 -0.98mg/l
Coca Cola Classic
#6,#7

1.12mg/l
Diet Coke
#8

0.29mg/l
Snapple
#7

0.73mg/l
Sprite
#8

0.85mg/l
Hawaiian Punch
#8

0.45mg/l
Hansen's Soda
#7

0.37mg/l
Capri Sun
#7

0.79mg/l
Publix Orange Juice
#8

0.44mg/l
Gatorix Punch Concent.
#8

0.56mg/l
Lipton Ice Tea
#8


Tea


(L=Leafs, P=Prepared)


180.16mg/kg
Coarse Tea(L)
#19

72.62-89.02mg/kg
Green Tea(L)
#19

71.11mg/kg
Refined Green Tea(L)
#19

30-340 mg/kg
Black Tea(16 samples)
#20

4.57mg/l
Tea (P)
#17

1.01-5.20mg/l
De-caffeinated Teas(P)
#21

2.58-3.69mg/l
Milk Tea(fr.Brick Tea)
#23

77mg/kg
Pu'er Brick Tea (L)
#24

441mg/kg
Bianxiao Brick Tea(L)
#24

6.0-6.9mg/kg
Herbal Teas (L)
#20

7.8mg
1 Cup Black Tea
#16

0.52 to 1.49 ppm
Cocoa Powder
#36



Fruit & Vegetables


0.3 - 13mg/kg
Potatoes
#12

22mg/kg
Potato Waste
#30

0.2 - 70.0 mg/kg
Spinach
#12

14.0mg/kg
Rice
#12

14.0mg/kg
Peas
#12

8.2mg/kg
Yams
#4

2.10mg/kg
Corn
#4

17.7mg/kg
Beets
#4

0.205mg
1 Cup Cooked Kale
#16

0.180mg
1 Cup Cooked Spinach
#16

1mg
1 Medium Apple
#33














Sugar & Substitutes


13.0 mg/kg
Sugar
#5

10.0ppm
Fructooligosaccharides
#5

12.0ppm
Polydextrose
#5

8.0ppm
Sorbitol
#5



Meat


9.0-14.0mg/kg
Mech.De-bond Pork
#11

2.0-3.0 mg/kg
Hand De-boned Pork
#11

14.0-42mg/kg
Mech.De-boned Beef
#11

2.0-4.0mg/kg
Hand De-boned Beef
#11

1.0mg/kg
Chicken Skin
#13

1.23mg/kg
Cooked Veal
#17

1.11mg
One Big Mac
#1



Dairy


0.72mg/l
Lucerne 2%Milk
#7

0.074mg
1 Cup Nonfat Milk
#16

1.50mg/kg
Butter
#4

1.62mg/kg
Cheese
#4



Fish


61.0mg/kg
Canned Sardines
#1

61.73mg/kg
Shrimp
#19

3.36mg/kg
Shellfish
#17

4.57mg/kg
Some Canned Fish
#17

26.0mg/kg
Mackerel
#4



Water


0.7-1.2mg/l
Tap Water in fl.areas


0.21mg/l
Gerolsteiner Wasser
#9

8.5mg/l
Vichy Water
#10

0.05mg/l
Reverse Osmosis Water
#9






Infant Foods


Unfluoridated Area


Fluoridated Area



Mixed Cereal
0.93ppm
3.85ppm
#32

Oatmeal Cereal
0.98ppm
4.87ppm
#32

Barley Cereal
1.99ppm
4.30ppm
#32

Rice Cereal
2.11ppm
6.35ppm
#32



Strained Meats


Chicken w/broth
5.29ppm
Range 1.94-10.64ppm
#32

Turkey w/broth
0.39ppm
Range 0.34-0.43ppm
#32



0.01-8.38mg/kg
238 Infant Foods
#29

1.08-2.68mg/l
Soy-based Infant Formula
#31

0.024-0.172mg/l
Breastmilk
(area w/0.7ppm in tap water)
#22



Other


7.0mg/kg
Sea Salt
#1

1.36mg/kg
Peanuts
#4

3mg
1 Teaspoon Bone Meal
#18



130.0-160mg/kg
Gelatin
#15

328 mg/kg
Super Kelp Tablets
#35



Dental Products


1920mg/kg
Aquafresh For Kids
#6

6,000-12,000ppm
Topical Fluoride Gel
#23

500-1,500ppm
Most Toothpaste
#23

12,300ppm
Radent Prophy Paste
#26

12,300ppm
Topex Fluoride Foam
#27

2000ppm
School-based Oral Mouthrinse Program
#28

60,000-120,000ppm
Silver Fluoride Solutions
#23

References:
http://64.177.90.157/science/html/f-_in_food.html