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Phosphorus
Pmineralmajor-mineralmeasured in mg
Today
30-day average. Months to years of reserve, so only a sustained trend is meaningful.
2134 mg / 700 mg305%
What it is
In every ATP molecule, every cell membrane, and most of your bone.
Reference intake
Your daily target, personalised to your age and sex.
- RDA
- 700 mgmale_19_plus
- Upper limit
- 4000 mgapplies to total
Deficiency is essentially unknown from diet — phosphorus is in almost everything, and phosphate additives push intake higher still.
Full write-up not finished
The reference intake above is real and cited — Phosphorus is assessed against it exactly like any other nutrient. What is missing is the written panel: what it does in detail, what deficiency and excess look like, absorption, interactions, and food sources ranked against what you eat.
Entries live in data/nutrients.json. Filling this one in changes no code.
Sources
Last reviewed 2026-08-11