Daily intake of essential minerals and metallic micropollutants from foods in France

Daily intakes of essential minerals and metallic micro-pollutants are estimated from foods usually eaten in France. These foods are grouped in nine categories. For essential elements, intake estimates are comparable to the values recommended by the WHO. The cadmium value is lower than the tolerable daily dose. The estimated values are: cobalt 29 μg/day, chromium 98 μg/day, copper 1.5 mg/day, manganese 2.5 mg/day, molybdenum 275 μg/day, zinc 14 mg/day, aluminium 4.2 mg/day, boron 1.6 mg/day, cadmium 27 μg/day and nickel 231 μg/day.