[AquaticLife] ICH

December 31, 2008 @ 9:15 pm · Filed under Philippines Internet Koi Society

Dora,
There are dozens of sources of Iodine in modern foods. Many people on low-salt or no-salt diets rely on these other dietary sources for their RDA of Iodine. Most people don’t eat a teaspoon of iodized salt a day but they still get plenty from the other sources like beef, milk and dairy products, other farm animals and their by-products like eggs, seafood, lots of different fruits and veggies, etc.
A snip from Northwestern School Of Medicine… http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/nutrition/factsheets/iodine.html
Dietary Sources
Although most foods do not contain iodine, one teaspoon of iodized salt consumed daily is more than sufficient to satisfy physiological requirements for this nutrient. Other dietary sources of iodine include drinking water, seafood (clams, lobster, oysters, sardines and ocean fish) and dairy products from feed additives as well as from disinfectants used on dairy farms. The iodine content of fruits and vegetables is dependent upon soil content. More detailed information on food sources of iodine is provided below.
Iodine Content of Food Food Iodine(mcg) Salt, iodized, 1 tsp. 400 Haddock, 3 oz. 104 - 145 Bread, regular process, 1slice 35 Cheese, cottage, 2% fat, 1/2 cup 26 - 71 Shrimp, 3 oz. 21 - 37 Egg, 1 18 - 26 Cheese, cheddar, 1 oz. 5 - 23 Ground beef, 3 oz, cooked 8 (END SNIP)
It’s OK to use non-iodized salt as long as we eat some or all of these other food items. I wonder if my Tony Chachere’s Cajun Seasonings has plain or iodized salt… since I rarely use regular salt… that’s for the fish!
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