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does bromide naturally occur in tea?

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Aiming4777 answers:

A very small amount might. Most natural bromide is present in seawater so seafoods generally have high levels of bromide, while foods derived from land have variable but much smaller amounts.

However, tea does contain a small amount of bromide but this is not really a natural occurrence Methyl bromide is used for fumigating tea soils in order to eradicate nematodes and other soil organisms which attack the tea bushes. The use of this type of pesticide is declining as it has been recognised as an ozone-depleting substance.

A recent investigation of residue pesticides (including inorganic bromide) in Denmark (which I can only find in Danish) found the pesticide residues appear to be very uniform within each country of origin, whereas there are distinct differences between individual countries. Tea from Sri Lanka contained less and fewer residues than tea from the other big tea producing countries. None of the teas tested contained residues that may be regarded as being injurious to health (certainly none were any near to the level that could cause any reduction in libido).


3 years ago / reply

linmm answers:

sorry not an answer but note at mention of nematodes eating eating a plants

I have been introducing nematodes to my garden because I have been led to believe that they will rid me of the vine weevils who are munchin geverything. I am doing right?


3 years ago / reply

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