Phosphorus: what it does & best food sources

What it does — EU-authorised health claims

Wording as authorised in Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 EUR-LexEU Commission

How much do adults need?

• US Recommended Dietary Allowance / Adequate Intake (US National Academies), as published by NIH ODS — see the table above. NIH ODS
• US label FDA Daily Value: 1250 mg. On a US food label, 5 % DV or less per serving is low and 20 % or more is high. FDA
• EU label EU Nutrient Reference Value: 700 mg. EUR-Lex

Best food sources (per portion)

Food	Portion	Phosphorus	% US DV	% EU NRV
Sardines in oil, drained	90 g	387 mg	31 %	55 %
Low-fat quark	150 g	355 mg	28 %	51 %
Turkey breast, skinless	150 g	354 mg	28 %	51 %
Chicken breast, skinless	150 g	327 mg	26 %	47 %
Tofu	150 g	321 mg	26 %	46 %
Mussels	150 g	300 mg	24 %	43 %
Salmon	125 g	290 mg	23 %	41 %
Herring	125 g	281 mg	23 %	40 %
Mackerel	125 g	275 mg	22 %	39 %
Trout	125 g	269 mg	22 %	38 %
Cottage cheese	150 g	255 mg	20 %	36 %
Cod	150 g	254 mg	20 %	36 %
Eggs, boiled	120 g (2 eggs)	252 mg	20 %	36 %
Beef rump (lean red meat)	125 g	248 mg	20 %	35 %
Milk, 1.5% fat	250 g	241 mg	19 %	34 %

Per normal portion. Values from BLS 4.0. % US DV = share of the FDA Daily Value. % EU NRV = share of the EU Nutrient Reference Value.

Sources

• Phosphorus — fact sheet for health professionals — NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
• Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts labels — US Food and Drug Administration
• Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on food information (Annex XIII: Nutrient Reference Values; Art. 7(3)) — European Union (EUR-Lex)
• Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 — list of permitted health claims (consolidated) — European Union (EUR-Lex)
• EU Register of nutrition and health claims made on foods — European Commission
• Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) 4.0 — German Nutrient Database — Max Rubner-Institut