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According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), isotopically pure potassium-40 will give a committed dose equivalent of 5.02 nSv over 50 years per becquerel ingested by an average adult. [9] Using this factor, one banana equivalent dose comes out as about 5.02 nSv/Bq × 31 Bq/g × 0.5 g ≈ 78 nSv = 0.078 μSv.
Here's what you need to know about this potassium-rich fruit and whether it's healthy to eat every day.
The recommended adequate intake of sodium is 1,500 milligrams (3.9 g salt) per day, and people over 50 need even less." [13] The Daily Value for potassium, 4,700 mg per day, was based on a study of men who were given 14.6 g of sodium chloride per day and treated with potassium supplements until the frequency of salt sensitivity was reduced to 20%.
The USDA recommends adults consume about two cups of fruit per day, says Anderson-Haynes, and one large banana counts as one cup of fruit. Two bananas would satisfy your daily recommended value ...
Recommended Daily Potassium Allowance. ... Here are 20 potassium-rich foods: Bananas. ... dried mango would be richer in potassium per serving. Keep in mind, dried fruits are also higher in sugar.”
The radioactive dosage from consuming one banana is around 10 −7 sievert, or 0.1 microsievert, under the assumptions that all of the radiation produced by potassium-40 is absorbed in the body (which is mostly true, as the majority of the radiation is beta-minus radiation, which has a short range) and that the biological half life of potassium ...
For U.S. food and dietary supplement labeling purposes, the amount in a serving is expressed as a percent of Daily Value (%DV). For potassium labeling purposes, 100% of the Daily Value was 3500 mg, but as of May 2016, it has been revised to 4700 mg. [29] [30] A table of the old and new adult Daily Values is provided at Reference Daily Intake.
While there’s no official specific recommendation for how many apples to eat daily, the U.S. Department of Agriculture suggests that adults consume 1.5 to 2.5 cups of fruit each day. Since a ...