Major, minor and trace element concentrations in spices and aromatic herbs from Sicily (Italy) and Mahdia (Tunisia) by ICP-MS and multivariate analysis

•Inorganic content in spice and aromatic herb samples has been evaluated.•Levels of Pb in some samples exceed the maximum allowable level.•Differences among spices and aromatic herbs has been observed.•Discrimination between Italian and Tunisian samples was achieved by PCA.•Essential elements intake...

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Veröffentlicht in:Food chemistry Jg. 313; S. 126094
Hauptverfasser: Potortì, Angela Giorgia, Bua, Giuseppe Daniel, Lo Turco, Vincenzo, Ben Tekaya, Asma, Beltifa, Asma, Ben Mansour, Hedi, Dugo, Giacomo, Di Bella, Giuseppa
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: England Elsevier Ltd 30.05.2020
Schlagworte:
Aromatic herbs
arsenic
black pepper
cadmium
calcium
Dietary exposure
Geographical origin
Inorganic elements
Italy
lead
magnesium
manganese
Mass Spectrometry
mercury
mint
Multivariate Analysis
Multivariate statistics
nickel
nutritive value
potassium
Principal Component Analysis
provenance
rosemary
Rosmarinus - chemistry
Rosmarinus - metabolism
Sicily
sodium
Spices
Spices - analysis
thyme
Thymus Plant - chemistry
Thymus Plant - metabolism
Trace Elements - analysis
Tunisia
Verbena - chemistry
Verbena - metabolism
Sicily
Tunisia
Italy
Spices
Geographical origin
Multivariate statistics
Aromatic herbs
Inorganic elements
Dietary exposure
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Zusammenfassung:•Inorganic content in spice and aromatic herb samples has been evaluated.•Levels of Pb in some samples exceed the maximum allowable level.•Differences among spices and aromatic herbs has been observed.•Discrimination between Italian and Tunisian samples was achieved by PCA.•Essential elements intake through analyzed samples was small. Element contents in different types of spices and aromatic herbs collected from Italy and Tunisia were evaluated. The aim was to evaluate: the possible differences and/or similarities among the analyzed samples; if it is possible related the samples to their geographical origins; the nutritional quality and the potential health risks. Potassium, Ca, Mg and Ni were low in laurel and rosemary; mint and thyme showed the highest Na and the lowest Se contents; arsenic and Cd levels were found highest in verbena which had also the lowest Hg content; lastly, black pepper had the highest Mn and the lowest Pb contents. Instead discrimination between Italian and Tunisian samples for each spices and aromatic herbs under analysis was achieved by PCA. Essential elements intake through samples was small. Levels of Pb in some samples exceed the maximum allowable level, but any safety risk for consumers is excluded.
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ISSN:0308-8146
1873-7072
1873-7072
DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.126094