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The average daily intake of manganese by Austrians has been tested with a selected diet at 12 different locations all over Austria. A diet was made up of foodstuffs produced within a radius of 10 km from each location and calculated for a person with a body weight of 70 kg (10 700 kJ). The size of the locations was chosen in such a way that all the foodstuffs could be bought within this area. The average daily intake was 4.69 mg Mn (range: 4.39–5.66 mg Mn). The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE) recommends a daily intake of 2–5 mg Mn. The intake with this diet was therefore optimal according to the DGE recommendation.
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Received: 2 June 1998
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Wilplinger, M., Zöchling, S. & Pfannhauser, W. An analysis of the manganese supply in Austria on the basis of a selected diet. Z Lebensm Unters Forsch 208, 251–253 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002170050411
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