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Trace heavy metal contents of some spices and herbal plants from western Anatolia, Turkey
Author(s) -
Divrikli Umit,
Horzum Nesrin,
Soylak Mustafa,
Elci Latif
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of food science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1365-2621
pISSN - 0950-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.01140.x
Subject(s) - cadmium , manganese , zinc , atomic absorption spectroscopy , chromium , copper , chemistry , environmental chemistry , metal , trace metal , heavy metals , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Summary Trace metal levels in eleven different spice and herbal plant species from western Anatolia, Turkey were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry. The contents of trace metals in the herbal plant samples were found in the ranges: 3.8–35.4 μ g g −1 for copper, 0.2–2.7 μ g g −1 for cadmium, 0.1–2.8 μ g g −1 for lead, 1.4–11.3 μ g g −1 for nickel, 0.1–9.7 μ g g −1 for chromium, 30.0–945.3 μ g g −1 for iron, 7.9–152.5 μ g g −1 for manganese and 5.2–83.7 μ g g −1 for zinc. Results obtained are in agreement with data reported in the literature.