Sunday, June 2, 2013

Iodine food sources, for example , Mackerel 150g 255 mcg, mcg Sardines, canned in oil 150g 35 mcg

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Iodine Sources:

Good sources of iodine include vegetables grown in iodine-rich soil, kelp, onions, milk, milk products, salt water fish and seafood. The iodine content of vegetables varies widely with the iodine content of the soil in which they are grown. The table below can be used as a guide.

Bacon
150g 18 mcg
Cod
150g 165 mcg
Kidney
150g 23 mcg
Milk
560g 86 mcg
Potato chips
265g 13 mcg
Trout
150g 24 mcg
Beer
560g 45 mcg
Eggs
70g 37 mcg
Kipper
150g 107 mcg
Mussels
150g 180 mcg
Prawns
150g 42 mcg
Tuna
150g 21 mcg
Cheese
40g 18 mcg
Fish fingers
75g 75 mcg
Liver
150g 22 mcg
Pilchards in tomato sauce
100g 64 mcg
Sardines, canned in oil
150g 35 mcg
Whiting
150g 100 mcg
Cockles
50g 80 mcg
Herring
150g 48 mcg
Mackerel 
150g 255 mcg
Plaice 
150g 42 mcg
Scampi
150g 62 mcg
Yogurt
150g 95 mcg

Sodium or potassium iodide is added to table salt in many countries including the USA, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand. Salt used in the processing and refining of foods is not usually iodized. Potassium iodate is used in the baking of some bread.

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