Molybdenum
Intake model: one reported food record, food date unconfirmed. References: man aged 19–30. How to read the references.
Clarify. All current food values are unquantified. This data gap does not establish dietary deficiency or a reason to add a supplement.
Linked eating record; usual intake and clinical status unestablished · Reviewed 2026-10-10
Intake confidence: Unknown. Quantity confidence: Unknown. Body status: Unassessed.
FDA values describe food labels.
Molybdenum
Unknown — no food estimate available.
| Recommended intake | Upper reference | Food label reference |
|---|---|---|
| 45 µg (RDA) US National Academies · Food and oral supplements | 2,000 µg (UL) US National Academies · Food and oral supplements | 45 µg (DV) FDA · Adults and children 4+ |
Other authority and form-specific references
- 600 µg/day (UL)
EFSA / SCF · Total dietary molybdenumUS UL 2,000 µg/day. Current official table verified; older original dose derivation not independently re-audited.
Food contributions and uncertainty
None of the recorded food contributions is quantified. Unknown intake does not mean zero intake.
Unquantified: Trader Joe's European style organic plain nonfat yogurt; Trader Joe's Organic raw almonds; Raw English walnuts; Banana; Raspberries; Navel orange; Large beefsteak tomato; Hass avocado; Red bell pepper; Trader Joe's Organic basmati rice frozen; RT RT roast chicken meat and skin; RT RT chimichurri; Crown Prince Natural Skinless boneless sardines in olive oil.
Role and ordinary references
Molybdenum supports a cofactor used by enzymes including sulfite oxidase and xanthine oxidase. The US adult RDA is 45 µg/day, with a UL of 2,000 µg/day from all sources. The upper value relies substantially on animal evidence because human excess-intake studies are sparse; it should not be treated as a desirable dose. NIH molybdenum fact sheet
Unknown is the correct current total
Every logged food has an unquantified molybdenum value. The attention flag is Clarify, referring to missing composition evidence, not to a likely deficiency. Dairy, grains, nuts and other foods can supply molybdenum, but the current catalog cannot quantify a brand-specific daily amount.
Replacing these unknowns with zeros would manufacture a deficit. Importing a generic comparator without marking its food match would conceal the uncertainty. Neither is an improvement over an honest blank value.
How much attention is useful
NIH describes dietary deficiency as exceptionally rare; an acquired case was reported in a patient receiving molybdenum-free total parenteral nutrition. Rare inherited molybdenum-cofactor disorders are different from low ordinary food intake. These contexts do not make this mixed-food pattern a demonstrated deficiency risk. NIH molybdenum deficiency discussion
A richer food-composition database could reduce the information gap, but there is no reason here to add a molybdenum product or restore disliked beans just to make this column computable. The useful work is to preserve the unknown and resolve it only with credible data or a material dietary/clinical change.
Evidence boundary
This dossier reviews requirements, the data gap and the rarity of ordinary dietary deficiency. It does not establish a clinical status measurement or a performance benefit from supplementation. No such benefit is claimed. A product advertised for detoxification or metabolism would require evidence for that specific intervention, rather than relying on molybdenum's biochemical role as proof.