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You should see how much lead is in the average carrot. Last I checked, baby carrots can have similar lead/lb as the chocolates they're talking about here. And
by klipt 3y ago
You should see how much lead is in the average carrot.
Last I checked, baby carrots can have similar lead/lb as the chocolates they're talking about here.
And people chow down on carrots thinking they're "healthy".
- soperj 3y agoCan you provide some back up on that? I can't seem to find anything.
- klipt 3y agoSee table 7 in https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-91554-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-91554-z Carrot is just one example. 0.027 mg lead / kg carrot. Or 0.027 micrograms lead / g carrot. According to the asyousow.org report linked above more than 0.5 micrograms lead per day is bad, which is just 20g (0.7oz) of fresh carrot. Celery and beetroot are not far off either, around half the lead of carrot by weight.
- soperj 3y agoI don't know that a study conducted in Poland with polish goods actually gives you the lead & cadmium levels in an average carrot. Thank you for providing the study though!
- klipt 3y agoIt's hard to find data for commercial vegetables in the US. I did find one study looking at urban gardens (e.g. carrots grown in your backyard if you live in the city) and the levels were like 100x the Polish figures shown above.