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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Published in:	Food chemistry Vol. 313; p. 126094
Main Authors:	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
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 30.05.2020
Subjects:	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
ISSN:	0308-8146, 1873-7072, 1873-7072
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