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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 6.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Mar 14;167(9):1070–1080. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwn021

TABLE 4.

Top 10 food sources of boron as reported by cases and controls, Houston, Texas, 1995–2005

Cases Controls


Food % Food %
Coffee 9.9 Coffee 8.6
Wine 6.2 Wine 7.8
Apples and pears 4.8 Apples and pears 5.4
Peanuts and peanut butter 4.2 Peanuts and peanut butter 5.1
Orange juice 3.5 Grapes 4.9
Grapes 3.4 Salads 3.5
Salads 3.2 Orange juice 2.6
Bananas 2.5 Beans 2.5
Beans 2.4 Bananas 2.4
Broccoli 2.3 Broccoli 2.3