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Levels of calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, selenium and chromium in olive oils produced in Andalusi
Author(s) -
A. Roca,
Carmen Cabrera,
Magdalena Lorenzo,
Mancia Anguita López
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
grasas y aceites
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1988-4214
pISSN - 0017-3495
DOI - 10.3989/gya.2000.v51.i6.455
Subject(s) - selenium , manganese , magnesium , zinc , chromium , chemistry , calcium , organic chemistry
En el presente trabajo se ha determinado la presencia de Ca, Mg, Mn, Zn, Se y Cr en 64 muestras de aceite de oliva virgen, de oliva y de orujo de oliva producidos en Andaluc??a. La t??cnica anal??tica empleada ha sido la espectroscop??a de absorci??n at??mica con atomizaci??n de llama para Ca y Mg, y con atomizaci??n electrot??rmica para Mn, Zn, Se y Cr. Las muestras han sido sometidas previamente a mineralizaci??n ??cida con HNO3 y V2O5. Se han optimizado las condiciones anal??ticas que permiten controlar interferencias y obtener factores de exactitud y precisi??n adecuados. El m??todo propuesto resulta ??til en control de calidad de aceites. Los valores obtenidos de Ca oscilan entre 0.055-2.725 mg/kg, de Mg entre 0.300-5.300 mg/kg, de Mn 13.213-296.356 mg/kg, de Zn entre 8.758-36.575 mg/kg, de Se entre no detectable -178.515 mg/kg y de Cr entre no detectable -41.510 mg/kg. No se pueden establecer diferencias estad??sticamente significativas entre los 3 tipos de aceite, en base a su contenido en estos elementos. Se ha encontrado correlaci??n estad??sticamente significativa entre los niveles de Se-Cr, Mn-Cr, Mg-Zn, Ca-Zn y Ca-Cr. El aceite de oliva, dado su elevado consumo en nuestra regi??n, puede considerarse fuente de elementos esenciales.We determined the presence of Ca, Mg, Mn, Zn, Se and Cr in 64 samples of olive virgin oil, olive oil and marc oil produced in Andalusia; southern Spain. Flame atomization atomic absorption spectroscopy was used for Ca and Mg, and the electrothermal atomization mode was used for Mn, Zn, Se and Cr. Samples were previously ashed with HNO3 and V2O5. Analytical conditions were optimized to control for interference and to obtain appropriate accuracy and precision factors. The method is potentially useful for quality control of olive oils. The concentrations ranged from 0.055 to 2.725 mg/kg for Ca; 0.300 to 5.300 mg/kg for Mg, 13.213 to 296.356 mug/kg for Mn; 8.758 to 36.575 mug/kg for Zn, undetectable to 178.515 mug/kg for Se, and undetectable to 41.510 mug/kg for Cr. No statistically significant differences were found between the three types of oil in the concentrations of these elements. There were significant correlations between the concentrations of the pairs Se-Cr, Mn-Cr, Mg-Zn, Ca-Zn and Ca-Cr. Because of the high intake of olive oil in our setting, this food can be considered a major source of essential elemental nutrients