History
Mercury was known to the ancient Chinese and was found in Egyptian tombs that date from 1500 BCE. [1]
Hg is the modern chemical symbol for mercury. It comes from hydrargyrum, a Latinized form of the Greek word Ύδραργυρος (hydrargyros), which is a compound word meaning "water" and "silver" — since it is liquid, like water, and yet has a silvery metallic sheen. [1]
Other Ingredient Information
Products containing Mercury
The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Mercury".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.
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Natural or Artificial? |
Natural & Possibly Unsafe |
References |
- Mercury - Wikipedia
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Aliases (Also Known As)
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Revision History
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Date/Time |
| Ingredient added | UPC Food Search | April 9, 2009 @ 6:11 AM |
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