David Pieper

Mr. David Pieper

Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science, Kiel University, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

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19 November 2022 in Nutrients
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SSSebastian Schaffer
Sebastian Schaffer
GRGerald Rimbach
Gerald Rimbach
DPDavid Pieper
David Pieper
NHNiklas Hommen
Niklas Hommen
AFAlexandra Fischer
Alexandra Fischer
USUlrike Seidel
Ulrike Seidel
Beverages are an integral part of human nutrition, yet little is known about their contribution to daily intakes of minerals and trace elements in German consumers. Using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, we determined the concentration of five minerals and six trace elements in beverage samples (n = 990, assigned to different beverage groups) collected throughout Germany. For a calculation of their relative contribution to the mineral supply, available beverage consumption data was combined with our quantitative analysis to calculate the average contribution of beverage groups to meet the respective dietary reference values currently used in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (D-A-CH region). Based on their presence in beverages and their consumption, the top three minerals are phosphorous, calcium and magnesium, and they, therefore, may reasonably contribute to the reference values. Among the trace elements, beverages mostly contributed to the manganese supply, whereas at the same time, concentrations of iron, cobalt and copper were low across all tested groups. Our study provides an overview of the assumed mineral and trace element intake via beverages in Germany and may, thus, serve as a foundation for a mineral and trace element database of beverages that needs to be expanded in the future.