F- in Food

FLUORIDE IN FOOD 
 
©1996 - 2013 PFPC 
see also
Part II

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

see also: Green Tea Article

(L=Leafs, P=Prepared)

UK TEAS

Iced Tea

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 per cup

1 Cup Black Tea (P)

#16

15.6mg/L

“Wisdom of the Ancients”
Instant Green Tea (P)

#37

2.95mg/L

Dr. Oetker Black Tea (P)

#38

3.99mg/L

Apicha Black Tea (P)

#38

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

125 - 250 mg/kg

Alfalfa

#36

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

SEE ALSO: F- in Mineral Waters

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

Cereals

SEE ALSO: Fluoride in Cereals

2.1mg/kg

Kellogg's Fruit Loops

#6

1.02mg/kg

Cooked Wheat Cereal

#17

7.2mg/kg

Wheat

#4

9.6mg/kg

Shredded Wheat

#41

Infant Foods

See also: Formula/Soy

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

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

Strained Meats

Chicken w/broth

5.29ppm

Range 1.94-10.64ppm

#32

Turkey w/broth

0.39ppm

Range 0.34-0.43ppm

#32

Other

250 - 765mg/kg

Soil

#39

44.0-220.0mg/kg

Dolomite

#5

0.66-6.8mg/kg

10 Table Salt Varieties

#1

7.0mg/kg

Sea Salt

#1

1.36mg/kg

Peanuts

#4

3mg

1 Teaspoon Bone Meal

#18

200 - 350 ppm

Fluoridated salt

#40

231 - 310 ppm

“Himalaya Salt”

#40

SEE ALSO: Salt Fluoridation

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

Permissable Cryolite Content Application
 Federal Register
Cryolite (Sodiumfluoaluminate)=>Fluorine=54.3%
see also:
Pesticides

Proposed

Current

45mg/kg

7mg/kg

Cabbage

#14

95mg/kg

7mg/kg

Citrus Fruits

#14

35mg/kg

7mg/kg

Collards

#14

30mg/kg

7mg/kg

Eggplant

#14

180mg/kg

7mg/kg

Lettuce, head

#14

40mg/kg

7mg/kg

Lettuce, leaf

#14

10mg/kg

7mg/kg

Peaches

#14

55mg/kg

none

Raisins

#14

30mg/kg

7mg/kg

Tomatoes

#14

45mg/kg

7mg/kg

Tomato Paste

#14

References

#1 - Siebert & Trautna, Dept Expt Dentistry, Univ Würzburg, Germany. "Z. Ernaehrungswiss. 24 (1985) pp. 54-66". [Abstract:"Fluoride content of selected human food, pet food and related materials", Fluoride 19(3):152-153 (1986)

#2 - Walters CB - Journal of Sci Food Agric 34:523-8(1983)

#3 -  Jan G. Stannard, et al. "Fluoride Levels and Fluoride Contamination of Fruit Juices," Journal of Pediatric Dentistry, 16(1):38-40, (1991)

#4 -  Leading Edge Research Group

#5 -  Lab tests , courtesy Cathy J.Rookard, Director, ACIDD (Association for  Children and Infants with Digestive Disorders)

#6 -  Fluoride Risk Assessment Symposium in San Diego, June 19-21,1998;(local media conducted an analysis of fluoride content in some foods)

#7 -  Lab Tests, San Jose, California (non-fluoridated area)

#8 -  Lab Tests, Jupiter, Florida (non-fluoridated area)

#9 -  Label(Canada)

#10- Lantz O, Jouvin MH, De Vernejoul MC, Druet P - "Fluoride-induced chronic renal failure"  Am J Kidney Dis  10:2, 136-9 (1987)

#11 - Field RA, Kruggel WG, Riley ML - J. Animal Science 43 ,755 (1976)

#12 - Bredemann G - Biochemie und Physiologie des Fluors und der industriellen Fluor-Rauchschaeden. Berlin, (1956)

#13 - Journal of the American Dental Association (Heilman, et al.,July 1997)

#14 - Federal Register: August 7, 1997(Volume 62, #152) (PF-750;FRL-5727-3)

#15 - Kumpulainen, J.,Koivistoinen,P.:Residue Reviews 68 p. 37 (1977)

#16 - BabyCenter Editorial Team w/ Medical Advisory Board (http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/674.html#3)

#17 - Dabeka WD, McKenzie AD - “Survey  of lead, cadmium, fluoride, nickel, and cobalt in food composites and estimation of dietary   intakes of these elements by Canadians in 1986-1988”  Journal of AOAC International  78 :4,  897 -909  (1995)

#18 - Label, Kal-Mart Meal Powder

#19 - Asanami S, Tanabe Y, Koga H, Takaesu Y - "Fluoride Contents in Tea and Sakura Shrimp In Relation To Other Inorganic Constituents" Shikwa Gakuho,  89(8):1407-12 (1989)

#20 - Nabrzyski M, Garjewska R - "Aluminum and Fluoride in Hospital Daily Diets and in Teas" Z Lebensm Unters Forsch 201 (4):307-10 (1995)

#21 - Chan JT, Koh SH - "Fluoride content in caffeinated, decaffeinated and herbal teas" Caries Res 30(1):88-92 (1996)

#22 - Latifah R,Razak IA - "Fluoride levels in mother's milk" J Pedod 13(2):149-54 (1989)

#23 -Gotjamanos T, Afonso F - "Unacceptably high levels of fluoride in commercial preparations of silver fluoride" Dent J 42(1):52-3 (1997)

#24 - Cao J, Zhao Y, Liu JW -  "Safety evaluation and fluorine concentration of Pu'er brick tea and Bianxiao brick tea" Food Chem Toxicol 36(12):1061-3 (1998)

#25 - Cao J, Zhao Y, Liu J - "Brick tea consumption as the cause of dental  fluorosis among children from Mongol, Kazak and Yugu  populations in China" Food Chem Toxicol 35(8):827-33 (1997)

#26 - http://www.pascaldental.com/Fluoride.htm

#27 - http://www.sultandental.com/PGflfoam.htm

#28 - Oxford County Board of Health, Community Dental Services at
(519)539-6121/ 1- 800-755-0394

#29 - Heilmann JR, Kiritsy MC, Levy SM, Wefel JS - "Fluoride Concentrations of Infant Foods" JADA 857 (1997)

#30 - Federal Register: March 12, 1997; Volume 62, Number 48, Page 11437-11441

#31 - Silva M, Reynolds EC - "Fluoride Content of Infant Formulae in Australia" Aust Dent J 41(1):37-42 (1996)

#32 - Singer L, Ophaug R - "Total Fluoride Intake Of Infants" Pediatrics 63, p.460 (1979)

#33 -Waldbott GL, Burgstahler AW, McKinney HL - "Fluoridation:The Great Dilemma" Coronado Press (1978)

#35 -Trautner, K et al - "Die Bewertung der Fluoridzufuhr mit der Nahrung. Studien zur Bioverfuegbarkeit" Dtsch. Zahnaerztl.Z.38:50-53 (1983)

#36 - Milhaud G, Riviere F, Enriquez B - "Experimental study of fluorosis in lambs" Ann Rech Vet 6(4):369-77 (1985)

#37 - PFPC 2004 - Norwest Labs, Langley, British Columbia, Canada

#38 - Buzalaf MAR, Bastos JRM, Granjeiro JM, Levy FM, Cardoso VE da S, Rodrigues MHC - "Fluoride content of several brands of teas and juices found in Brazil and risk of dental fluorosis" Rev Fac Odontol Bauru 10(4):263-267 (2002)

#39 - Bundesamt für Umwelt, Wald und Landschaft (2000)

#40 - PFPC - Salt Fluoridation (2003)

#41 - PFPC - Fluoride in Cereals (2001)