Cocoa, tomatoes and dried fruits are just some of the foods that have a greater concentration of metal.
It is one of the countries with the highest concentration of people suffering from nickel allergy. This type of metal is present in high concentrations in foods that, if used regularly, cause symptoms such as abdominal swelling, gastritis, and malaise in general.
What is Nickel?
Nickel is a transitional element present on the earth’s crust, which is why it is present in many animal and vegetable derived foods that can absorb the metal itself by absorption in their structures. Inevitably, a higher concentration of nickel, such as volcanic areas, entails a greater concentration of the same in foods. The presence of nickel in food is also due to its use in food storage or processing, as well as fertilizers.
Allergy to Nickel
It is one of the countries with the highest prevalence of people with nickel allergy, a metal present in many foods that can cause several skin and gastrointestinal problems. The body may come into contact with this type of metal by inhalation, skin contact or ingestion.
Nickel allergy is a build-up allergy; a reaction triggered by a high concentration of nickel in the body, and is related to the person’s feeling more or less tolerant to the element. It translates into symptoms such as abdominal swelling and specific sensitivity, gastritis, colitis or constipation, fatigue and general illness, often mistakenly attributed to other factors. As already mentioned, nickel is a metal naturally present in our body (responsible for some biological processes) and in nature; for this reason it is almost impossible to talk about dieting without nickel, but rather low in nickel.
What are the foods containing nickel?
Here are the ten foods that have a higher content of nickel …
- Cocoa and chocolate: Cocoa has a very high concentration, especially dark chocolate and to a lesser extent milk chocolate is rich;
- Dried fruits: Especially cashew nuts, nuts, hazelnuts and almonds.
- Vegetables: Tomatoes are undoubtedly the vegetable to have a higher concentration of nickel, but it is present in significant quantities also in spinach, cabbage, green beans, various types of salad, celery, carrots, cabbage and asparagus;
- Tea and coffee;
- Legumes;
- Dried fruit;
- Fruit, such as pineapples, avocados, figs, pears and plums;
- Canned foods: It is advisable to pay attention to the material contained in the container (can, can, can);
- Cereals, especially if whole;
- Seafood and fish, especially oysters, shrimps and mussels.
