Macro- and Microelemental Composition and Toxicity of Unsweetened Natural Cocoa Powder in Sprague-Dawley Rats

Table 2

Recommended daily allowance: mg - (RDA, lit values) and percentage RDA of elements in UNCP.

Element	RDA; (men)	RDA; (women)	% RDA; (men)	% RDA; (women)
Na	1500 mg	1500 mg	0.51	0.51
Mg	420 mg	320 mg	24.60	32.30
P	700 mg	700 mg	28.70	28.70
Cl	2300 mg	2300 mg	0.32	0.32
K	4700 mg	4700 mg	10.00	10.00
Ca	1000 mg	1000 mg	3.40	3.40
Mn	2.3 mg	1.8 mg	56.50	72.20
Fe	8 mg	18 mg	40.25	17.90
Cr	35 µg	25 µg	3750.00	5250.00
Cu	900 µg	900 µg	103.60	103.60
Zn	11 mg	8 mg	11.60	16.00
Mo	45 µg	45 µg	30.60	30.60
I	150 µg	150 µg	27.78	27.78