Journal
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Volume 95, Issue 11, Pages 2271-2278Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6946
Keywords
nuts; elemental composition; ICP-OES; method optimization and validation; statistics
Funding
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia [172047]
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BACKGROUNDAn inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry method for the speedy simultaneous detection of 19 elements in edible nuts (walnuts: Juglans nigra; almonds: Prunus dulcis; hazelnuts: Corylus avellana; Brazil nuts: Bertholletia excelsa; cashews: Anacardium occidentalle; pistachios: Pistacia vera; and peanuts: Arachis hypogaea) available on the Serbian markets, was optimized and validated through the selection of instrumental parameters and analytical lines free from spectral interference and with the lowest matrix effects. RESULTSThe analysed macro-elements were present in the following descending order: Na>Mg>Ca>K. Of all the trace elements, the tested samples showed the highest content of Fe. The micro-element Se was detected in all the samples of nuts. The toxic elements As, Cd and Pb were either not detected or the contents were below the limit of detection. One-way analysis of variance, Student's t-test, Tukey's HSD post hoc test and hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis were applied in the statistical analysis of the results. CONCLUSIONBased on the detected content of analysed elements it can be concluded that nuts may be a good additional source of minerals as micronutrients. (c) 2014 Society of Chemical Industry
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