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Silicon

Silicon is a dietary element whose biological role is still incompletely understood. It is found in grains, vegetables, beer and drinking water.

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Which foods contain silicon?

The review’s food table gives category averages per 100 g, not guaranteed values for individual products: breakfast cereals 7.79 mg, bread/flour 2.87 mg, and vegetables 1.79 mg. 1

Is there a daily intake target?

The German consumer-center reference table lists silicon as nonessential and gives no daily requirement. Supplement maximum-amount recommendations are not intake targets. 2

Sources

  1. Silicon and bone health Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 2007