Food sources

Human Nutrition 3(3+0)
Lesson 35 : Phosphorus

Food sources

Important food sources are milk, eggs, meat and fish while vegetables are fair sources. A greater part of the phosphorus present in cereals, pulses, nuts and oilseeds exists in the form of phytic acid or phytin.

Table: Important sources of phosphorus

Dietary sources

g/100g

Cereals, millets, pulses, nuts & oilseeds (present as phytate phosphorus)

0.2 – 0.65

Dried fish

1.2 – 1.3

Full fat milk powder

0.76 – 0.82

Skimmed milk powder

1.0 – 1.1

Meat, fish, egg

0.31 – 0.41

Fresh milk

0.09 – 0.11

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