Evaluation of Cadmium, Lead, Chromium, and Nickel Content in Various Types of Nuts: Almonds, Cashews, Hazelnuts, Peanuts, and Walnuts - Health Risk of Polish Consumers.

Autor: Ćwieląg-Drabek M; Department of Environmental Health Risk Factors, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), 18 Piekarska Street, 41-902, Bytom, Poland. mdrabek@sum.edu.pl., Nieć-Leśniak J; Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), 19 Jordana Street, 41-808, Zabrze, Poland., Białek-Dratwa A; Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), 19 Jordana Street, 41-808, Zabrze, Poland., Piekut A; Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), 18 Piekarska Street, 41-902, Bytom, Poland., Kiciak A; Department of Food Technology and Quality Evaluation, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), 19 Jordana Street, 41-808, Zabrze, Poland., Dziubanek G; Department of Environmental Health Risk Factors, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), 18 Piekarska Street, 41-902, Bytom, Poland., Szczepańska E; Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), 19 Jordana Street, 41-808, Zabrze, Poland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Biological trace element research [Biol Trace Elem Res] 2024 Nov 06. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 06.
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-024-04438-4
Abstrakt: World production and consumption of nuts continue to rise year on year. Nuts, due to their high nutrient content, are becoming increasingly popular among consumers. A potential health risk may result from the consumption of nuts contaminated with metallic trace elements like cadmium or lead. In this research, we measured the content of Cd, Pb, Cr, and Ni in various edible nuts. All elements were detected using the electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry analytical technique (ETAAS). The study material comprised 69 nut samples including almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, peanuts, and walnuts available on the Polish market. Indicators such as the hazard quotient (HQ) and hazard index (HI) were used to assess the health risk of consumers. The concentrations of elements in all analyzed samples of nuts were as follows: Cd: peanuts > almonds > hazelnuts > walnuts > cashews, Pb: peanuts > almonds > hazelnuts > walnuts > cashews, Ni: cashews > peanuts > walnuts > hazelnuts > almonds, Cr: almonds > cashews & hazelnuts > peanuts > walnuts. Health risk indicators estimated for consumers whose diet is rich in nuts, in which metallic trace elements were recorded, indicate that an unacceptable impact may occur, and the risk of negative health effects (non-cancer) will be moderate to high.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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