Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca (Dec 2010)

Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical-Emission Spectroscopy Determination of Major and Minor Elements in Vinegar

  • Arzu AKPINAR-BAYIZIT,
  • Murat Ali TURAN,
  • Lutfiye YILMAZ-ERSAN,
  • Nilgun TABAN

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha3834618
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 38, no. 3
pp. 64 – 68

Abstract

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This study characterizes the mineral content of vinegar samples. The concentrations of Na, K, Ca, Mg and P (major elements) as well as Fe, Mn, Sn, Cu, Ni, Zn, Pb and Cd (minor elements) were determined in 35 commercial vinegar samples using inductively coupled plasma optical-emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The elements with the highest concentrations were K, Na, Ca, Mg and P. The concentrations of heavy metals in the vinegar samples, including Cd, Ni, Sn and Pb, were not considered a health risk.