Minerals and Trace Elements in 990 Beverages and Their Contribution to Dietary Reference Values for German Consumers.

ABSTRACT: Beverages are an integral part of human nutrition, yet little is known about their contribution to daily intakes of minerals and trace elements in German consumers. Using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, we determined the concentration of five minerals and six trace elements in beverage samples (n = 990, assigned to different beverage groups) collected throughout Germany. For a calculation of their relative contribution to the mineral supply, available beverage consumption data was combined with our quantitative analysis to calculate the average contribution of beverage groups to meet the respective dietary reference values currently used in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (D-A-CH region). Based on their presence in beverages and their consumption, the top three minera

SUBMITTER: Schaffer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9697264 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature