Determine some Food Sources for Copper?

Foods containing more than 1 mg copper per 1000 kilocalories are considered high in copper and include green leafy vegetables, nuts, legumes, dried fruits, muscle meats and shellfish especially oysters. Let us look at the copper content of some important foodstuffs in Table. This information would be of great help in planning diets requiring copper restriction/enhanced intake.

Table: Copper content of some important foods

Copper though present in small amounts in the food needs to be absorbed, transported, stored and excreted efficiently so as to be able to perform its host of functions some of which are critical for other metabolic functions in our body.