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Table 5 Dietary intake (DI) of the essential element (Se, Zn, Mn and Cu) in 25 samples of the four food types (rice, wheat, meat and chicken)

From: Estimated dietary intake of essential elements from four selected staple foods in Najran City, Saudi Arabia

DI of the essential elements (µg/day)

Food type

Se

Zn

Mn

Cu

Rice

37.5

2502.5

2667.5

215.0

Wheat

25.5

1364.3

2118.8

121.5

Meat

48.0

9456.0

132.0

108.0

Chicken

138.6

4274.6

437.8

413.6

Watera

2.83

94.10

0.18

1.73

Total

252.43

17.691.5

5356.28

859.83

  1. aData taken from Brima study 2017