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Table 1.2
The silicon content of some foods in the United Kingdom. Adapted from Reference 49 with permission. © Cambridge University Press, 2005
Food description
Portion (g)
mg/portion
Mean mg/100g
Chocolate-covered digestive cookies
2 cookies (36)
0.88
2.44
All-butter shortbread cookies
2 cookies (26)
0.31
1.19
Bread, white
1 slice (36)
0.64
1.79
Bread, whole wheat
1 slice (36)
1.72
4.78
Couscous
3 tablespoons (99)
0.54
0.55
Flour, white
1 tablespoon (20)
0.86
4.29
Flour, whole wheat
1 tablespoon (20)
0.61
3.04
Oat bran
2 tablespoons (14)
3.27
23.36 ± 8.88
Porridge oats (dry)
2 tablespoons (30)
3.42
11.39
Rice, arborio
3 heaped tablespoons (120)
1.06
0.88
Wheat bran
2 tablespoons (14)
1.54
10.98 ± 9.03
Apples (eating), raw
1 medium without core (100)
0.21
0.21
Apricots, fresh
1 medium without stone (40)
0.44
1.11
Banana, raw
1 medium without skin (100)
4.77
4.77
Cherries, raw
10 cherries without stone (40)
0.41
1.03
Clementine, raw
1 medium without skin (60)
1.51
2.52
Grapes (green and red)
1 small bunch (100)
0.49
0.49
Strawberries, raw
10 pieces (120)
1.19
0.99
Baked beans, canned in tomato sauce
1 tablespoon (40)
0.37
0.92
Hummus
1 tablespoon (30)
0.29
0.97
Tofu
1 average serving (60)
1.78
2.96
Cheese, hard
1 medium piece (40)
0.19
0.47
Cheese, soft
1 medium piece (40)
0.16
0.39
