Metal Type of tea Intake (μg/day) Cd Black - Green 0.0022 White 0.0764 Red 0.0620 Co Black 0.2226 Green 0.5456 White 1.4000 Red 0.9000 Cr Black 0.5130 Green 0.0645 White 2.2400 Red 5.1200 Cu Black 2.4590 Green 3.8472 White 10.9200 Red 15.5200 Fe Black 20.5732 Green 14.3139 White 180.0000 Red 454.8600 Mg Black 58.7264 Green 26.3860 White 284.6600 Red 199.9800 Ni Black 2.8476 Green 3.1282 White 6.7600 Red 7.7400 Pb Black 0.0305 Green 0.0055 White 0.3081 Red 0.2048 Zn Black 0.9677 Green 6.2642 White 14.7000 Red 14.4000

Table 8: Intakes of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Ni, Pb and Zn from the different types of tea.