Concentrations of 63 Major and Trace Elements in Danish Agricultural Crops Measured by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. 1. Onion (Allium cepa Hysam)

Allan Bibak, Annette Behrens, Stefan Stürup, Leif Knudsen, Vagn Gundersen*

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    Abstract

    One-hundred-ten samples of onion (Allium cepa Hysam) from 11 Danish sites (10 onions from each site) uncontaminated by human activities other than normal agricultural practices were collected and analyzed for 63 major and trace elements using a newly developed high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry method. Sample handling, sample preparation, and analysis of the samples were performed under carefully controlled contamination-free conditions. Mean concentrations of the elements (micrograms per kilogram of fresh weight) were compared with those reported previously from other surveys. The results provide useful biological and nutritional information on onions.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
    Volume46
    Issue number8
    Pages (from-to)3139-3145
    Number of pages7
    ISSN0021-8561
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 1998

    Keywords

    • HR-ICP-MS
    • Major elements
    • Mental analysis
    • Multiele
    • Onion (Allium cepa Hysam)
    • Trace elements

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