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Old 24-10-2006, 10:10 AM posted to uk.business.agriculture,alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian,uk.environment.conservation,uk.rec.birdwatching,uk.rec.gardening
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On 24 Oct 2006 09:01:58 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:


In article ,
Geoff writes:
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| All this may leave consumers wondering if there is any evidence of
| copper residues in potatoes that reach the shops.

And whether it is enough to give them their RDA of copper :-)


Give or take, it far, far exceeds our minimal requirements

Copper Recommended Dietary Allowance
(milligrams/day)
Adult 0.9
Pregnant woman 1.0
Nursing mother 1.3


And we get more than enough in a good diet, without adding any!

Sources of copper

The table below indicates the approximate copper content in a range
of foods:





Food Copper
(mg/100g
edible portion)
Potato 0.22 Baked, without salt, flesh only
Potato 0.17 Boiled, no skin, no salt
Mushrooms 0.24 Canned, drained
Green Peas 0.14 Frozen, cooked, drained, no salt
Banana 0.10 Raw
Raisins 0.36 Golden, seedless
Peanuts 0.67 Dry roasted, no salt
Peanuts 1.14 Raw
Brazil Nuts 1.77 Dried, unblanched
Chick Peas 0.17 Canned
Chick Peas 0.85 Raw
Sunflower Seeds 1.75 Kernels, dried
Chocolate (Dark) 0.80 Dark chocolate bar



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