Survey of heavy metals in Turkish white cheese

Orak H., Altun M., Ercag E.

ITALIAN JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.95-100, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: ITALIAN JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.95-100
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Various heavy metals were determined in commercial Turkish white cheese by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). Mean concentrations (mu g/g) of Pb, Cd, Ni, Co, Cr, Cu, Zn and Fe in cheeses were 0.415, 0.127, 1.057, 0.470, 0.131, 0.629, 15.576 and 3.610, respectively. The results were compared with those reported in recent years. Overall metal levels were comparable with previous data for different cheeses, but Pb, Cd, Ni and Co levels were found to be slightly higher. The overall mean concentrations of Cr, Cu, Zn and Fe levels were in agreement with the literature data.