Foods with high iodine content include marine foods.
Such as kelp, laver, seaweed, seaweed, etc., as well as hairtail, dried clam, scallop, sea cucumber, jellyfish, lobster, etc. Among them, the iodine content in kelp is the highest, and it reaches more than 240 mg/kg in dried kelp; Secondly, it can reach about 800 μ g/kg for marine shellfish and marine fish. However, the iodine content in salt is very small, the more refined the salt is, the less iodine it contains, and the iodine content in sea salt is about 20 μ g/kg.
Milk, eggs
Foods with high iodine content include milk and eggs.
A glass of milk contains up to 56 micrograms of iodine, and it is also a good source of vitamin D and calcium. At the same time, yogurt made of milk is also rich in iodine; And a cup of yogurt is not only rich in protein and calcium, but also provides 154 micrograms of iodine. In addition, a boiled egg contains 12 micrograms of iodine, accounting for 9% of the iodine needed by the human body; And eggs are very important for the intellectual and cognitive development of infants.
Dark vegetables
Foods with high iodine content include dark vegetables.
Such as celery, cabbage, amaranth, corn, potato, cauliflower, etc. Among them, 100 celery contains 16.4 micrograms of iodine; Cauliflower contains 1.2 μ g iodine; Amaranth contains 5 micrograms of iodine; Cabbage contains 4.5 micrograms of iodine; And half a cup of corn can provide 14 microgram iodine; 100 grams of potato contains about 4.5 micrograms of iodine; These foods containing iodine can prevent thyroid gland well. In addition, pickled foods, such as ham, salted fish, bacon, sausage, etc., generally also contain a lot of iodine.
Iodine can maintain the body's energy metabolism and heat production. The reduction of thyroid hormone synthesis caused by iodine deficiency will lead to the impairment of basic life activities and physical decline. Thyroid hormone regulates bone development, muscle development, height and weight of children during their growth and development; If the thyroid hormone is deficient, it will lead to physical development backwardness, short stature and muscle weakness.