Elemental composition of edible nuts: fast optimization and validation procedure of an ICP-OES method

BACKGROUND An inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectrometry method for the speedy simultaneous detection of 19 elements in edible nuts (walnuts: Juglans nigra; almonds: Prunus dulcis; hazelnuts: Corylus avellana; Brazil nuts: Bertholletia excelsa; cashews: Anacardium occidentalle; pistach...

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Published in:Journal of the science of food and agriculture 2015-08, Vol.95 (11), p.2271-2278
Main Authors: Tosic, Snezana B, Mitic, Snezana S, Velimirovic, Dragan S, Stojanovic, Gordana S, Pavlovic, Aleksandra N, Pecev-Marinkovic, Emilija T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anacardiaceae - chemistry
Anacardium
Arachis - chemistry
Arachis hypogaea
Bertholletia - chemistry
Bertholletia excelsa
Brazil
Cadmium
Corylus
Corylus avellana
Diet
elemental composition
Humans
ICP-OES
Juglandaceae - chemistry
Juglans
Juglans nigra
Markets
Mass Spectrometry - methods
method optimization and validation
Minerals - analysis
Nutritive Value
Nuts
Nuts - chemistry
Nuts, Edible
Optics
Optimization
Pistacia
Plasma
Prunus dulcis
Prunus dulcis - chemistry
Samples
Selenium - analysis
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
statistics
Trace elements
Trace Elements - analysis
Validation studies
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Summary:BACKGROUND An inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectrometry method for the speedy simultaneous detection of 19 elements in edible nuts (walnuts: Juglans nigra; almonds: Prunus dulcis; hazelnuts: Corylus avellana; Brazil nuts: Bertholletia excelsa; cashews: Anacardium occidentalle; pistachios: Pistacia vera; and peanuts: Arachis hypogaea) available on the Serbian markets, was optimized and validated through the selection of instrumental parameters and analytical lines free from spectral interference and with the lowest matrix effects. RESULTS The analysed macro‐elements were present in the following descending order: Na > Mg > Ca > K. Of all the trace elements, the tested samples showed the highest content of Fe. The micro‐element Se was detected in all the samples of nuts. The toxic elements As, Cd and Pb were either not detected or the contents were below the limit of detection. One‐way analysis of variance, Student's t‐test, Tukey's HSD post hoc test and hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis were applied in the statistical analysis of the results. CONCLUSION Based on the detected content of analysed elements it can be concluded that nuts may be a good additional source of minerals as micronutrients. © 2014 Society of Chemical Industry
ISSN:0022-5142
1097-0010
DOI:10.1002/jsfa.6946