Table 1.
Estimated phytate content for standard serving sizes, based on the reported phytate content for selected items in the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) [26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35].
| Food | Estimate mg Phytate/100 g Edible |
Serving Size (g) | Phytate per Serving (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green beans | 180 | 200 * | 360 |
| Almonds, peanuts, hazelnuts, pistachio or pine seed | 1000 | 30 | 300 |
| Walnuts | 1600 | 30 | 480 |
| Lentils | 400 | 150 * | 600 |
| Beans (pinto, kidney or lima) | 700 | 150 * | 1050 |
| Chickpeas | 400 | 150 * | 600 |
| Beans and broadbeans | 600 | 150 * | 900 |
| Whole bread | 350 | 75 | 263 |
| Whole cereals (muesli, oatmeal, all-bran) | 350 | 30 | 90 |
| Whole rice | 350 | 60 | 210 |
| Wholemeal cookies | 300 | 50 | 150 |
| Whole-wheat pasta | 300 | 60 | 180 |
* Weight after cooking.