Metal levels in organically and conventionally produced animal and vegetable products in Turkey

Lead, cadmium, copper, zinc and iron levels were determined in organically and conventionally produced wheat, green lentils, flower honey and eggs that are supplied on different markets in Ankara, Turkey. Their toxicological and nutritional values were compared with national and international limits...

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Published in:Food additives & contaminants Part B, Surveillance communications Surveillance communications, 2013-06, Vol.6 (2), p.130-133
Main Authors: Arslanbaş, Emre, Baydan, Emine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
animals
Cadmium
Cadmium - analysis
conventional
Cooking
copper
detection limit
egg
Eggs
Eggs - analysis
Eggs - economics
Environmental Pollutants - analysis
flowers
Food Contamination
Food Inspection
Food, Organic - analysis
Food, Organic - economics
Heavy metal content
Honey
Honey - analysis
Honey - economics
Humans
iron
Iron, Dietary - analysis
lead
Lead - analysis
Legumes
Lens Plant - chemistry
lentil
lentils
Limit of Detection
markets
metal
Metals, Heavy - analysis
Nutritive Value
organic
Seeds - chemistry
Spectrophotometry, Atomic
Triticum - chemistry
Triticum - economics
Triticum aestivum
Turkey
vegetable products
Wheat
zinc
Zinc - analysis
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Summary:Lead, cadmium, copper, zinc and iron levels were determined in organically and conventionally produced wheat, green lentils, flower honey and eggs that are supplied on different markets in Ankara, Turkey. Their toxicological and nutritional values were compared with national and international limits and literature data. The levels of cadmium and lead in conventionally and organically produced wheat, green lentils, honey and egg were below the limit of detection (LOD), whereas the level of copper was only below LOD in honey and eggs. The levels of Zn and Cu were found to be higher in conventionally produced wheat samples than organically produced ones; whereas the level of Fe in organic products was found to be higher than the conventional products.
ISSN:1939-3229
1939-3210
1939-3229
DOI:10.1080/19393210.2013.764931