Levels of Chromium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Selenium, Zinc, Cadmium, Lead and Aluminium of honey varieties produced in Turkey

Abstract Honey is a natural animal product. The elemental composition of honey varies greatly depending on the source of nectar, honeydew, pollen and environmental conditions. The aim of the present study was to determine the levels of chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), selenium (Se), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and aluminium (Al) in a total of 65 honey samples procured from different regions of Turkey. Element levels were measured by using an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrophotometer (ICP-OES). Minimum and maximum levels of the elements, indicated as µg/g wet weight were as follows: Cr: 0.126-7.964, Cu: 0.223-198.361, Fe: 3.506-1278.778, Mg: 5.830-309.783, Mn: 0.096-29.496, Se: 0.418-19.879, Zn: 1.734-245.205, Cd: 0.000-0.297, Pb: 0.000-3.035, Al: 0.775-155.585.

摘要：蜂蜜为天然动物源产品。其元素组成因花蜜、蜜露、花粉来源及环境条件的不同而存在显著差异。本研究旨在测定采自土耳其不同地区的共计65份蜂蜜样品中铬（Cr）、铜（Cu）、铁（Fe）、镁（Mg）、锰（Mn）、硒（Se）、锌（Zn）、镉（Cd）、铅（Pb）及铝（Al）的含量水平。实验采用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱仪（Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrophotometer，ICP-OES）完成各元素含量的检测。以湿重计（单位：µg/g）的各元素含量范围如下：Cr：0.126~7.964，Cu：0.223~198.361，Fe：3.506~1278.778，Mg：5.830~309.783，Mn：0.096~29.496，Se：0.418~19.879，Zn：1.734~245.205，Cd：0.000~0.297，Pb：0.000~3.035，Al：0.775~155.585。