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5. Fluoride = 5 Milligrams/Day

The below 6 category food is rich in Fluoride and it contains 4.1 mg which covers (RDI Fluoride = 5 mg/day)



      Some more details of fluoride-related food with daily value:


1.   Black tea prepared with tap water
1 cup (8 fl oz) (237g)= 884μg (21% DV)
2.  Seedless Raisins
1 cup (not packed) (145g)= 339μg (9% DV)
3.   Blue Crab
1 cup (135g)= 283μg (7% DV)
4.   Shrimp
1 can (4.5 oz), drained (128g)= 257μg (6% DV)
5.   Red wine
1 glass (5 fl oz) (148g)= 227μg (6% DV)
6.   Fruit Juice (Grape)
1 cup (253g)= 349μg (8% DV)
7.   Coffee Prepared with Tap Water
1 cup (8 fl oz) (237g) = 
215μg (5% DV)    

8.   Tap Water 
      1 liter (1000 g) = 811μg (20% DV)

*DV - Daily Value


Note: Fluoride is naturally present in the food and drinks we consume and is considered a normal constituent of the human body. Fluoride is ingested from several sources including foods, fluoridated and unfluoridated water, fluoridated toothpastes, and some dietary supplements.


Fluoride Benefits:

1. Formation and development of bones and teeth.
2. Protects internal organs: Lungs, brain, heart & spine.

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