Iodine / salt

ruchirj33
ruchirj33 Posts: 2 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi
I want to track my salt / iodine consumption. Just like there are fields for vitamins - can I track iodine in various items quickly using mfp?

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  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,092 Member
    No, there's no field for that. Also, where would you get that information? Do you live in a country that requires iodine information on nutritional labeling?
  • I2k4
    I2k4 Posts: 188 Member
    Most people get more than enough iodized salt from junk food. For years on a mainly whole foods diet rarely adding a little sea salt, I got concerned tracking for more exercise (sweat and hydration) this year, and have switched to iodized table salt. Online search says an ordinary healthy sodium intake will provide more than enough iodine if it's ordinary fortified salt - my salt box says a quarter teaspoon (1.5g) provides 70% of recommended iodine - nothing to obsess about:

    https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-sea-salt-and-sufficient-iodine-intake/

    Obviously a diagnosed medical condition is another thing.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,092 Member
    I2k4 wrote: »
    Most people get more than enough iodized salt from junk food. For years on a mainly whole foods diet rarely adding a little sea salt, I got concerned tracking for more exercise (sweat and hydration) this year, and have switched to iodized table salt. Online search says an ordinary healthy sodium intake will provide more than enough iodine if it's ordinary fortified salt - my salt box says a quarter teaspoon (1.5g) provides 70% of recommended iodine - nothing to obsess about:

    https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-sea-salt-and-sufficient-iodine-intake/

    Obviously a diagnosed medical condition is another thing.

    According to the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., processed foods rarely use iodized salt.

    https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iodine-Consumer/
  • I2k4
    I2k4 Posts: 188 Member
    lynn_glenmont wrote: »
    According to the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., processed foods rarely use iodized salt.

    https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iodine-Consumer/

    Didn't know, always assumed table salt is the cheapest there is, I guess they get raw salt wholesale.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,092 Member
    I2k4 wrote: »
    lynn_glenmont wrote: »
    According to the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., processed foods rarely use iodized salt.

    https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iodine-Consumer/

    Didn't know, always assumed table salt is the cheapest there is, I guess they get raw salt wholesale.

    Well, table salt isn't necessarily iodized. I've accidentally bought an identical looking round box of Morton's table salt, only to realize when I got it home that it was the version without iodine. I guess what they buy in bulk isn't iodized.

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