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by gattilorenz 884 days ago
Worth noting that the TV show is somewhat known for unreliable/biased reporting.

The amount of aluminum released by the moka is tiny, and as the EU guidelines say ( https://health.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2018-03/scheer_o_00... ) "cooking in aluminium containers or preserving food in aluminium-containing cans or pots often results in statistically significant, but not biologically important, increases in the aluminium content of some foods". [emphasis mine]

Considering the amounts we're talking about (of aluminum released, and of coffee from a moka pot), it's fundamentally a non-problem.

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I was curious so I searched for extra context: from the same document, the mean diet-related intake quantities for aluminum in norway are 0.29 mg/kg bodyweight/week; this means that if you are 70 Kg, you would normally ingest about 20mg of aluminum a week.

Assuming you drink a whole liter of "aluminum moka coffe" a week, you get 0.81mg extra aluminum in your diet. A liter is about 16 "italian cups". You would get a heart attack before noticing symptomps of aluminum intoxications...