Nitrate/Nitrite Table
The average (and highest) amount of nitrate, and if any, nitrite, in mg/100g edible food (From: Souci, S.W. et al, Food Composition and Nutrition Tables. Medpharm Scientific Publishers Stuttgart 1994).
| Nitrate |
Food |
Nitrite |
| 615 (898) |
purslane |
|
| 487 (704) |
mangold |
|
| 259 (496) |
radish |
|
| 245 (463) |
cress |
|
| 223 (527) |
celery |
|
| 220 (453) |
radishes |
|
| 219 (661) |
lettuce |
0,68 |
| 219 (433) |
Lamb's lettuce |
|
| 215 (545) |
rhubarb |
|
| 212 (564) |
parsley |
|
| 195 (536) |
beetroot |
|
| 192 (438) |
kohlrabi |
|
| 169 (217) |
beetroot juice |
0,64 (1,8) |
| 166 (670) |
spinach |
|
| 127 (420) |
fennel leaves |
|
| 112 (261) |
Chinese leaves |
|
| 106 (259) |
endive |
|
| 101 (174) |
kale |
|
| 098 (364) |
celeriac |
|
| 071 (127) |
broccoli |
|
| 068 (100) |
pumpkin |
|
| 066 (070) |
asparagus |
|
| 051 (448) |
leek |
|
| 050 (110) |
carrot |
|
| 048 (165) |
Savoy cabbage |
|
| 042 (103) |
cauliflower |
|
| 040 (323) |
white cabbage |
0,33 |
| 031 (040) |
Viper's grass |
|
| 028 (268) |
red cabbage |
|
| 025 (110) |
French beans |
|
| 023 (084) |
carrot juice |
0,04 (0,34) |
| 020 (225) |
onion |
|
| 020 (030) |
eggplant |
|
| 019 (056) |
cucumber |
|
| 015 (021) |
chicory |
|
| 012 (062) |
Brussels sprouts |
|
| 012 (035) |
green peppers |
|
| 008 (100) |
potato |
0,41 |
| 005 (017) |
tomato |
|
| 003 (011) |
peas |
|
| 003 (???) |
apple |
0,28 |
| 002 (???) |
strawberry |
0,18 |
| 001 (003) |
Tilsit cheese |
|
| 001 (???) |
acerola |
|
| 000 (???) |
Camembert etc. |
|
| 000 (001) |
milk |
|
| 000 (001) |
quark |
|
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