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. 2020 Jan 1;12(1):121. doi: 10.3390/nu12010121

Table 3.

Frequency of major sources of reported dietary iodine by serving.

Food Serving Size Iodine (µg per Serving) Frequency
Milk (1 cup fluid) (n = 110 *) 90.86 0 or <1 times·month−1 = 17
1–3 times·month−1 = 12
1 time·week−1 = 10
2–4 times·week−1 = 26
5–6 times·week−1 = 15
1 time·day−1 = 17
2–3 times·day−1 = 11
4–5 times·day−1 = 2
Yogurt (1 cup) (n = 111 *) 87 0 or <1 month−1 = 26
1–3 times·month−1 = 17
1 time·week−1 = 15
2–4 times·week−1 = 24
5–6 times·week−1 = 18
1 time·day−1 = 9
2–3 times·day−1 = 2
4–5 times·day−1 = 0
Eggs (1 whole) (n = 109 *) 21.42 0 or <1 month−1 = 16
1–3 times·month−1 = 8
1 time·week−1 = 15
2–4 times·week−1 = 29
5–6 times·week−1 = 18
1 time·day−1 = 6
2–3 times·day−1 = 11
4–5 times·day−1 = 6
Total Seafood (3.75 oz) (n = 110 *) 61 0 or <1 month−1 = 28
1–3 times·month−1 = 48
1 time·week−1 = 22
2–4 times·week−1 = 9
5–6 times·week−1 = 1
1 time·day−1 = 2
2–3 times·day−1 = 0
4–5 times·day−1 = 0
Iodized Table Salt (1.5 g) (n = 108 *) 68 0 or <1 month−1 = 28
1–3 times·month−1 = 18
1 time·week−1 = 12
2–4 times·week−1 = 12
5–6 times·week−1 = 12
1 time·day−1 = 14
2–3 times·day−1 = 10
4–5 times·day−1 = 2
Multivitamin (1 tablet) (n = 106 *) 150 0 or <1 month−1 = 67
1–3 times·month−1 = 8
1 time·week−1 = 3
2–4 times·week−1 = 4
5–6 times·week−1 = 4
1 time·day−1 = 17
2–3 times·day−1 = 2
4–5 times·day−1 = 1

* Number of participants who reported consuming each food source.