Acidic foods such as pineapple and tomato packed in uncoated tin cans contain significant amounts of tin.Most Americans consume high amounts of tin because most foods contain moderate to high level of it.

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The first statement is true; the second is false.Most Americans consume only small amounts of tin daily because most foods contain trace amounts of tin.Foods packed in tin cans that are totally coated with lacquer contain very little tin.Acidic foods packed in uncoated cans contain significant amounts of tin.Other sources of tin include stannous chloride,a food additive,and stannous fluoride,the active ingredient in some dentifrices and mouth rinses.

Acidic Foods Such as Pineapple and Tomato Packed in Uncoated