Phosphor In Uht Milk?

[Sandman77]

Here in Indonesia where I travel at the moment, when I look at the uht milk pack it says it has 30 procent phosphor inside, for what is phosphor used in the food industry?

In the 80 "s I was in Italy on holiday, there was many poison in the ocean also phosphor when I walk in the night the water. Lights up during walking, sounds dangerous when it's also inside the milk..

[katana]

I guess the 'phosphor' means phosphorus, which is an essential nutrient required by the human body and is in fact the most abundant mineral after calcium in the body.

It's required for healthy teeth, bones and cell function etc

Whether this is natural phosphorus found in the milk or extra added to the milk for health benefits by the manufacturers remains to be seen.

Funnily enough, while the body requires phosphorus, too much in your diet can actually cause problems and be unhealthy.

[Tywais]

Not possible to have 30 percent phosphorus in it without causing serious medical problems. Most likely is saying 30% of minimum daily requirements. Phosphorous is the 2nd most common mineral in the body next to calcium. Around 715 grams for a 65kG person. Webelements Body needs around 700 mg/day.

[Ginkas]

As stated phosphorus is a natural mineral in milk.

Some 'googling' shows milk usually has around 30+% calcium;

and 20-30% phosphorus, depending on type of milk.

Quite natural!

[Tywais]

The amount of potassium and sodium in milk decreases as its fat
percentage increases. For example, a 1-cup serving of 2 percent milk
contains 224 milligrams of phosphorus and 342 milligrams of potassium.
Using the above recommendations of 700 milligrams for phosphorus and
4,700 milligrams for potassium, this amounts to 32 percent and 7 percent
of your respective daily intakes for these nutrients. In comparison, 1
cup of skim milk contains 247 milligrams of phosphorus and 382
milligrams of potassium, or 35 percent and 8 percent of your respective
daily intakes. As skim milk contains approximately 2/3 the calories of 2
percent milk, it is a much less fattening option for helping you meet
your daily phosphorus and potassium needs.

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