On Tuesday, January 09, 2001 5:44 AM, Philip Thrift [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Jan 2001 01:53:58 -0500, Amadeus Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > << Although the dietary calcium to protein ration in stone age diets would
> >have been quite low, the large amount of fruits and vegetables (35% of
> >total energy) included in the diet would have produced a net dietary acid-
> >base status which would have favored bone accretion even in the face of
> >enormous protein intakes. >>
> >
>
> To make you happy I ate some spinach yesterday :-).
>
> ~ 20% (non-meats) instead of 35% may be enough for this --
> like the reindeer and mammoth hunter cultures.
>
> People worried about potential future osteoperosis might
> want to worry more about not being weightlifters.
>
> Philip Thrift
There doesn't appear to me to be much of a paradox -- there was plenty of calcium around.
Where do you suppose the deer and the mammoth got the calcium to build their large bones?
Here's a listing of paleo foods that contain at least 50 grams of calcium per 100 gram portion, sorted by calcium content.
A Courier font will straighten out the columns.
Calcium content -- grams per 100 gram portion of food
Sorted by calcium content
Food Item Calc (gm)
Seeds, sisymbrium sp. seeds, whole, dried 1633
Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried 975
Seeds, sesame butter, paste 960
Seeds, chia seeds, dried 529
Fireweed, leaves, raw 429
Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, raw, stone ground 420
Grape leaves, raw 363
Lambsquarters, raw 309
Epazote, raw 275
Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt 270
Nuts, almonds 248
Winged bean leaves, raw 224
Amaranth leaves, raw 215
Roselle, raw 215
Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), raw 210
Jute, potherb, raw 208
Kale, scotch, raw 205
Seeds, Flax seed 199
Soybeans, green, raw 197
Turnip greens, raw 190
Dandelion greens, raw 187
Horseradish-tree leafy tips, raw 185
Garlic, raw 181
Nuts, almond paste 172
Seaweed, kelp, raw 168
Nopales, raw 163
Seeds, lotus seeds, dried 163
Orange peel, raw 161
Arugula, raw 160
Seeds, sesame meal, partially defatted 153
Seaweed, wakame, raw 150
Finfish, anchovy, european, raw 147
Collards, raw 145
Nuts, pilinuts-canarytree, dried 145
Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, type not specified 141
Parsley, raw 138
Egg, yolk, raw, fresh 137
Kale, raw 135
Lemon peel, raw 134
Seeds, sesame seed kernels, dried (decorticated) 131
Taro, tahitian, raw 129
Wasabi, root, raw 128
Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, raw 126
Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, sugared 123
Seeds, sunflower seed butter, without salt 122
Watercress, raw 120
Beet greens, raw 119
Chrysanthemum leaves, raw 117
Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried 116
Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, salted 114
Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts 114
Eppaw, raw 110
Finfish, pike, walleye, raw 110
Vinespinach, (basella), raw 109
Finfish, ocean perch, Atlantic, raw 107
Nuts, pistachio nuts, raw 107
Taro leaves, raw 107
Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw 105
Nuts, walnuts, english 104
Butterbur, (fuki), raw 103
Mustard greens, raw 103
Chicory greens, raw 100
Egg, turkey, whole, fresh, raw 99
Spinach, raw 99
Coriander, raw 98
Seeds, breadnuttree seeds, raw 98
Seeds, breadnuttree seeds, dried 94
Borage, raw 93
Chives, raw 92
Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, raw 90
Crustaceans, crab, blue, raw 89
Rhubarb, raw 86
Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw 85
Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, raw 84
Winged beans, immature seeds, raw 84
Finfish, herring, Pacific, raw 83
Cress, garden, raw 81
Okra, raw 81
Finfish, bass, fresh water, mixed species, raw 80
Finfish, perch, mixed species, raw 80
Finfish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, raw 80
Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried 78
Cabbage, chinese (pe-tsai), raw 77
Seeds, safflower seed meal, partially defatted 77
Swamp cabbage, (skunk cabbage), raw 77
Tamarinds, raw 74
Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, dried 72
Onions, scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw 72
Seaweed, irishmoss, raw 72
Cardoon, raw 70
Finfish, sucker, white, raw 70
Nuts, pecans 70
Oranges, raw, with peel 70
Seaweed, laver, raw 70
Lettuce, looseleaf, raw 68
Cilantro, raw 67
Finfish, trout, rainbow, farmed, raw 67
Finfish, trout, rainbow, wild, raw 67
Nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, unpeeled 67
Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw 67
Cowpeas, young pods with seeds, raw 65
Lemon grass (citronella), raw 65
Purslane, raw 65
Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw 64
Nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, peeled 64
Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw 63.7
Cowpeas, leafy tips, raw 63
Lemons, raw, with peel 61
Nuts, hickorynuts, dried 61
Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw 60.2
Finfish, drum, freshwater, raw 60
Finfish, pollock, Atlantic, raw 60
Finfish, smelt, rainbow, raw 60
Salsify, (vegetable oyster), raw 60
Egg, whole, raw, frozen 59
Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw 59
Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, feet 59
New Zealand spinach, raw 58
Nuts, walnuts, black, dried 58
Finfish, herring, Atlantic, raw 57
Finfish, pike, northern, raw 57
Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, raw 57
Chrysanthemum, garland, raw 56
Prickly pears, raw 56
Currants, european black, raw 55
Nuts, acorns, dried 54
Seaweed, agar, raw 54
Seeds, watermelon seed kernels, dried 54
Mollusks, octopus, common, raw 53
Nuts, butternuts, dried 53
Pokeberry shoots, (poke), raw 53
Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, raw 52
Endive, raw 52
Cabbage, red, raw 51
Chard, swiss, raw 51
Finfish, milkfish, raw 51
Radish seeds, sprouted, raw 51
Finfish, burbot, raw 50
Hyacinth-beans, immature seeds, raw 50
Yardlong bean, raw 50
Norm
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