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Daily Minerals Intake, with References List

Compiled by Jon Sasmor

Last Updated July 13, 2018

Introduction

This compilation of daily mineral intake data is the most comprehensive one I've found. I complied this data for calculations in the related article Minerals Part 1: Missing Minerals, Mistreated Plants, and an Analysis of Concentrace. For more information about the data assembly method, please see that article.

Data

Atomic #ElementIntake Range (mg)References
7Nitrogen15500-1710025
11Sodium1640-53103, 5, 28, 40, 44, 48, 49
17Chloride1500-910012, 13, 44, 48
19Potassium861-61321, 3, 5, 27, 28, 40, 44, 48, 49
15Phosphorus800-22201, 3, 28, 40, 48
16Sulfate460-280032
20Calcium220-15501, 3, 5, 6, 8, 28, 40, 44, 48, 49
12Magnesium130-5503, 5, 6, 28, 40, 44, 48, 49
26Iron4.2-31.43, 5, 6, 8, 28, 40, 44, 48, 49, 50
30Zinc4-241, 2, 3, 5, 6, 28, 40, 44, 48, 49, 50
14Silicon3.5-501, 31, 50
25Manganese1.55-11.81, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 28, 44, 48, 49, 50
13Aluminum1-452, 3, 7, 8, 24, 31, 44, 50
38Strontium0.86-48, 26, 28, 44, 50
35Bromide0.8-1711, 31, 44, 50, 52
29Copper0.68-5.81, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 28, 44, 48, 49, 50
52Tellurium0.6-3.633, 50
37Rubidium0.5-21.326, 27, 28, 30, 31, 44, 50
9Fluoride0.4-8.914, 15, 16, 17, 18, 31, 50
5Boron0.25-31, 2, 3, 8, 31, 44, 50
22Titanium0.199-134, 35, 50
50Tin0.19-408, 31, 44, 50, 51
57Lanthanum0.120-338, 39 (medical dose)
42Molybdenum0.070-0.52, 3, 8, 26, 44, 48, 50
28Nickel0.069-0.7992, 5, 8, 24, 28, 31, 44, 48, 50
56Barium0.058-1.68, 28, 50
24Chromium0.02-0.521, 2, 5, 6, 8, 28, 30, 31, 40, 44, 48, 50
34Selenium0.017-0.565, 6, 8, 30, 40, 44, 48, 50
3Lithium0.016-3.18, 23, 26, 28, 31, 44, 50
53Iodide0.015-36, 19, 20, 21, 22, 40, 44, 48, 50
82Lead0.015-0.5508, 31, 44, 50
33Arsenic0.010-15, 8, 9, 10, 31, 44, 50
48Cadmium0.010-0.1502, 8, 28, 31, 44, 50
27Cobalt0.006-0.3002, 5, 8, 24, 28, 44, 48, 50
23Vanadium0.005-2.026, 31, 44, 48, 50
32Germanium0.004-1.58, 31
44Ruthenium0.004-0.0068
55Cesium0.004-0.12227, 28, 30, 44, 50
80Mercury0.003-0.0608, 44, 50
77Iridium0.002-0.0038
46Palladium0.001-0.0028
74Tungsten0.001-0.01336, 44, 50
92Uranium0.001-0.004550
51Antimony0.0008-0.0748, 30, 44, 50
81Thallium0.0005-0.0048, 50
47Silver0.0004-0.0824, 26, 30, 50
83Bismuth0.0004-0.00338, 24
45Rhodium0.0002-0.00048
78Platinum0.0002-0.00038
79Gold0.0001-0.0078, 24, 44, 50
21Scandium0.00003-0.00330, 41, 44, 50

References List

  1. Brown 2016
  2. Biego 1998
  3. Hunt 2001 (ranges from adolescents, adults, and seniors; ranges for infants and toddlers excluded)
  4. Schelenz 1977
  5. Jorhem 1998
  6. van Dokkum 1995 (Table 35; Iodine from Table 8; other tables not reviewed yet)
  7. Greger 1985
  8. Ysart 1999
  9. Tao 1999
  10. Dabeka 1993
  11. World Health Organization 2009
  12. US Institute of Medicine 2005
  13. Greene 2017
  14. Whitford 1996
  15. Pendrys 1990
  16. Walters 1983
  17. Singer 1985
  18. Osis 1974
  19. Brantsaeter 2018
  20. Abt 2016
  21. Zava 2011
  22. Nagataki 2008
  23. Schrauzer 2002
  24. Dolara 2014
  25. Mori 2014
  26. Evans 1985
  27. Yamagata 1962
  28. Shiraishi 2005
  29. Lombeck 1980
  30. Gibson 1984
  31. Nielsen 1996
  32. US Institute of Medicine 2005
  33. Schroeder 1967
  34. Brune 1980
  35. Stanek 1988
  36. Leffler 2015 § 4.1
  37. Pagano 2015
  38. Pennick 2006
  39. Bronner 2008
  40. Mesias 2015
  41. Ross 2016
  42. Greene 2017
  43. Clemente 1974
  44. Iyengar 2000 (excluded 530 value for phosphorus; probably should be 1530 based on discussion in § 3.7)
  45. Bordean 2013
  46. Gomez-Aracena 2002
  47. Shimbo 1996 (Data based on food composition tables; some data questioned in article discussion; this article's data excluded from table above)
  48. Parr 2006
  49. Jiang 2014
  50. Iyengar 1998 (Table 5, excluding its data marked with ?)
  51. European Food Safety Authority 2006
  52. van Leeuwen 1987