Naghii M R, Wall P M, Samman S
Department of Biochemistry, University of Sydney, Australia.
J Am Coll Nutr. 1996 Dec;15(6):614-9. doi: 10.1080/07315724.1996.10718638.
Boron is an essential micronutrient for higher plants. The results of studies in animals and humans have suggested a potential role for boron as a modulator of the steroid hormone pathway.
As part of a study to obtain baseline information on boron in humans, the boron content of selected foods (66 items) consumed in Australia was determined. Mean values are presented for the element per 100 g or 100 ml of food and per serving.
Major sources of the element were nuts, dried fruits, legumes, fresh vegetables and fruits. The boron content of these foods correlated positively and strongly with values provided by the comprehensive Finnish Tables of mineral composition of foods and with the US Food and Drug Administration Total Diet Study. Because of the similarity in methods employed by this study and that used for the comprehensive Finnish Tables, the latter was used to analyze the boron content in 7-day weighed food records of 32 subjects.
Using data obtained from the food records and assigning the corresponding values from the Finnish Tables for the boron content of foods, the average daily consumption of boron for a selected group of Australians was found to be 2.23 +/- 1.23 mg/day.
硼是高等植物必需的微量营养素。动物和人体研究结果表明硼可能作为类固醇激素途径的调节剂发挥作用。
作为获取人体硼基线信息研究的一部分，测定了澳大利亚食用的特定食物（66种）的硼含量。给出了每100克或100毫升食物以及每份食物中该元素的平均值。
该元素的主要来源是坚果、干水果、豆类、新鲜蔬菜和水果。这些食物的硼含量与芬兰食物矿物质成分综合表以及美国食品药品监督管理局总膳食研究提供的值呈强正相关。由于本研究采用的方法与芬兰综合表所用方法相似，因此用后者分析了32名受试者7天称重食物记录中的硼含量。
利用从食物记录中获得的数据，并赋予芬兰表中食物硼含量的相应值，发现一组特定澳大利亚人的硼平均日摄入量为2.23±1.23毫克/天。
