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Table 2 Concentration range of aluminum in foodstuffs.

From: Migration of aluminum from food contact materials to food—a health risk for consumers? Part I of III: exposure to aluminum, release of aluminum, tolerable weekly intake (TWI), toxicological effects of aluminum, study design, and methods

Concentration range (aluminum in mg/kg foodstuff)

Foodstuff

≤5.00

Most unprocessed foods

5.00–10.0

Bread, cake, pastries, baking mixes, flour, vegetables: mushrooms, spinach, radishes, chard, lettuce

Candied fruits

Animal products: milk products, sausage, offal, seafoods

>10.0

Tea leaves

Cocoa and cocoa products

Spices, herbs

Coffee