Mineral Composition in Delactosed Dairy Products: Quality and Safety Status

Mineral elements are ingested through the diet (Li, Be, B, Na, Mg, Al, K, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Sr, Mo, Ag, Cd, Sb, Ba, Tl, Pb, and Bi). Essential minerals have structural, biochemical, nutritional and catalytic functions; therefore, they are fundamental for human health. In this research, thirty commercial delactosed dairy products from different varieties were supplied by various markets in Sicily (Italy), and their mineral contents were determined by using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) with the following aims: (1) to highlight the differences among various products; (2) to evaluate if it is possibly related to the analyzed samples of their product group; (3) to evaluate the nutritional quality and safety related to intake of these dairy products. Evident differences were found among the samples depending on the type of product. A good separation between mozzarella—on the one hand—and crescenza and primo sale—on the other—was observed. The mozzarella samples were distinguished by the higher Fe, V and Co contents, and the lower amount of Al. Based on shares of the RDA, the analyzed dairy samples are a good source of Ca (up to 58% of the nutrient reference values), with a relatively high concentration of Na (between 5.5% and 22%). Any safety risk for consumers due to exposures to toxic elements through analyzed samples is excluded. The obtained results give reason to expect further insight concerning the direct comparison between the delactosed and non-delactosed product, in order to evaluate if the manufacturing process can affect the content of some mineral.

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Study on the Behavior and Removal of Cadmium and Zinc Using Taraxacum officinale and Gazania under the Application of Biodegradable Chelating Agents

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11041557 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 1557

Author(s):

Naoki Kano ◽

Takumi Hori ◽

Haixin Zhang ◽

Naoto Miyamoto ◽

David Eva Vanessa Anak ◽

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Keyword(s):

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Chelating Agents ◽

Environmental Control ◽

Chelating Agent ◽

Taraxacum Officinale ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

Icp Ms ◽

Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽

Experimental Treatments ◽

The One

The removal of cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) from soil by phytoremediation was investigated using Taraxacum officinale and Gazania. A plant environmental control system was used to cultivate the plants. The effects of different biodegradable chelating agents (i.e., EDDS, HIDS, and GLDA), relative humidity, and other competitive metals on the adsorption of Cd and Zn were also studied. In addition, the approach for metal recovery was explored by extraction of metals from plants after phytoremediation using Gazania. The concentrations of Cd and Zn were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). In addition, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were performed.to determine significant differences between the experimental treatments adopted in this work. Consequently, the following main conclusions were obtained: (1) In the case of Taraxacum officinale, Cd and Zn could be removed even under the presence of other heavy metals. (2) By adding a chelating agent, the amount absorbed by the shoot generally increased. (3) In the case of Gazania, the concentration of Cd was higher in root than that in shoot, whereas the concentration of Zn was higher in the shoot than that in the root. (4) Taraxacum officinale was more suitable for phytoremediation of Cd than Gazania. (5) Cd and Zn could be extracted from plants by adding a low concentration of nitric acid. (6) The one-way ANOVA tests showed no statistically significant differences among the experimental treatments.

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Multielemental determination of trace mineral elements in seawater by dynamic reaction cell inductively coupled plasma- mass spectrometry after Al(OH)3 coprecipitation

Microchemical Journal ◽

10.1016/j.microc.2020.104864 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 157 ◽

pp. 104864

Author(s):

Eva Soriano ◽

Agustín Pastor ◽

Miguel de la Guardia

Keyword(s):

Mass Spectrometry ◽

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Mineral Elements ◽

Dynamic Reaction ◽

Trace Mineral ◽

Dynamic Reaction Cell ◽

Reaction Cell ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

Plasma Mass Spectrometry

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Chemometric Analysis of Elemental Fingerprints for GE Authentication of Multiple Geographical Origins

Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry ◽

10.1155/2019/2796502 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Lu Xu ◽

Qiong Shi ◽

Si-Min Yan ◽

Hai-Yan Fu ◽

Shunping Xie ◽

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Keyword(s):

Classification Accuracy ◽

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Chinese Herb ◽

Mineral Elements ◽

Gastrodia Elata ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

Pattern Recognition Methods ◽

Icp Ms ◽

Chemical Pattern ◽

Plasma Mass Spectrometry

The feasibility of combining elemental fingerprints and chemical pattern recognition methods for authentication of the geographical origins of a Chinese herb, Gastrodia elata BI. (GE), was studied in this paper. A total of 210 GE samples were collected from 7 different producing areas. The levels of 15 mineral elements in GE, including Zn, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ca, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sr, Fe, Na, and K, were determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Using the autoscaled data of elemental fingerprints and partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLSDA), two chemometrics strategies for multiclass classifications, One-Versus-Rest (OVR) and One-Versus-One (OVO), were studied and compared in discrimination of GE geographical origins. As a result, OVR-PLSDA and OVO-PLSDA could achieve the classification accuracy of 0.672 and 0.925, respectively. The results indicate that mineral elemental fingerprints coupled with chemometrics can provide a useful alternative method for simultaneous discrimination of multiple GE geographical origins.

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Seasonal and regional variations of iodine in Danish dairy products determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry ◽

10.1039/a806642f ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 41-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Erik H. Larsen ◽

Pia Knuthsen ◽

Marianne Hansen

Keyword(s):

Mass Spectrometry ◽

Dairy Products ◽

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Regional Variations ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽

Danish Dairy

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Crystallization of CaCO3 in Aqueous Solutions with Extremely High Concentrations of NaCl

Crystals ◽

10.3390/cryst9120647 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. 647

Author(s):

Mengqi Qian ◽

Yuwei Zuo ◽

Zhihao Chen ◽

Xiaoshuang Yin ◽

Ying Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Optical Emission ◽

Emission Spectrometry ◽

High Concentration ◽

Retention Efficiency ◽

Static Test ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

High Concentrations ◽

The One ◽

Phosphate Inhibitors

The effect of NaCl at extremely high concentrations from 3.5 to 14 wt. % on the crystallization of CaCO3 was investigated in depth. The static test experiment verified that the Ca2+ retention efficiency (η) of NaCl on CaCO3 scale increased from 31.06% (3.5 wt. %) to 41.56% (14 wt. %). Based on the calculation of supersaturation rations, the high concentration of NaCl could reduce the activity coefficients of [Ca2+] and [CO32−], thus reducing the actual concentration of CaCO3. The CaCO3 deposition rate constants (k) showed that NaCl slowed down the rate of CaCO3 crystallization. The X–ray diffraction (XRD) testing disclosed that the growth of (1 0 4) and (1 1 0) faces from calcite was impeded, while the formation of (1 1 1) face from aragonite was induced by the increasing concentration of NaCl. The inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP–OES) results indicated that Na+ could be doped into CaCO3, leading to the one–dimensional crystal growth. It was further proved that NaCl heightens the efficiency of the typical phosphate inhibitors (2–phosphonobutane–1,2,4–tricarboxylic acid (PBTCA) and 1–hydroxyethane–1,1–diphosphonic acid (HEDP)) on prohibiting the scale of CaCO3.

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Quantitative Evaluation of 28 Mineral Elements by Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry and Its Application in Source Identification of Indian Opium

Journal of AOAC International ◽

10.1093/jaoac/88.5.1469 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 88 (5) ◽

pp. 1469-1484 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mohanakrishna R Mudiam ◽

Sanjukta A Kumar ◽

Sudhershanan Mahadevan ◽

Priyankar Ghosh ◽

Rajendra K Sarin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mass Spectrometry ◽

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Analytical Data ◽

Mineral Elements ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

Icp Ms ◽

Geographical Regions ◽

Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽

Elemental Data

Abstract An analytical method based on inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS) was developed for the determination of 28 mineral elements (Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Sr, Cd, Ag, Ba, Pb, Bi Y, La, Ce, Nd, Pr, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu) in Indian opium samples. The detection limits were found to be in the range of 0.0008–0.45 ng/mL. The recoveries of spiked samples for each element were found to be in the range of 83–106%, with a precision of less than 9%. A total of 124 opium samples from India were analyzed for the distribution pattern of the 28 mineral elements. Quantitative elemental data were subjected to chemometric analysis in order to determine an optimal classifier to evaluate the source of Indian opium. The study indicated that mineral elements might not be the suitable discriminators for the discrimination of licit opium-growing divisions of India. However, the methodology developed and the analytical data on elemental profile may find important forensic application in discriminating Indian opium with that of licit and illicit opium originating from different geographical regions of world.

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Capabilities and limitations of gel electrophoresis for elemental speciation: A laboratory's experience

Pure and Applied Chemistry ◽

10.1351/pac200678010091 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 78 (1) ◽

pp. 91-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Cyrille C. Chéry ◽

Luc Moens ◽

Rita Cornelis ◽

Frank Vanhaecke

Keyword(s):

Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Practical Experience ◽

Electrothermal Vaporization ◽

Detection Techniques ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

Icp Ms ◽

Powerful Approach ◽

Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽

The One

Gel electrophoresis is a fractionation/separation technique that yields valuable information in the field of metalloproteomics, often referred to as metallomics. This paper is based on four years of practical experience of the authors' lab in this domain and highlights the capabilities and limitations of gel electrophoresis. Pitfalls of the technique were recognized by identifying the origin of artefacts in the separation, species degradation being the most important. Gel electrophoresis can be accomplished under either native or denaturing conditions. The speciation of vanadium and selenium among serum and yeast proteins, respectively, is used to illustrate these two major modes. The most powerful approach is two-dimensional denaturing gel electrophoresis. This review of the methods used in our laboratory also describes the application of the two major detection techniques, autoradiography on the one hand and electrothermal vaporization - or laser ablation (LA) - inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) on the other.

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Analyses of Mineral Content and Heavy Metal of Honey Samples from South and East Region of Turkey by Using ICP-MS

International Journal of Analytical Chemistry ◽

10.1155/2017/6391454 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Serap Kılıç Altun ◽

Hikmet Dinç ◽

Nilgün Paksoy ◽

Füsun Karaçal Temamoğulları ◽

Mehmet Savrunlu

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Chemical Components ◽

Geographical Differences ◽

Mineral Contents ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

East Region ◽

Icp Ms ◽

Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽

Multifloral Honey

The substantial of mineral ingredients in honey may symbolize the existence of elements in the plants and soil of the vicinity wherein the honey was taken. The aim of this study was to detect the levels of 13 elements (Potassium (K), Sodium (Na), Calcium (Ca), Iron (Fe), Zinc (Zn), Cadmium (Cd), Copper (Cu), Manganese (Mn), Lead (Pb), Nickel (Ni), Chromium (Cr), Aluminum (Al), and Selenium (Se)) in unifloral and multifloral honey samples from south and east regions of Turkey. Survey of 71 honey samples from seven different herbal origins, picked up from the south and east region of Turkey, was carried out to determine their mineral contents during 2015-2016. The mineral contents were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The most abundant minerals were K, Na, and Ca ranging within 1.18–268 ppm, 0.57–13.1 ppm, and 0.77–4.5 ppm, respectively. Zn and Cu were the most abundant trace element while Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr were the lowest heavy metals in the honey samples surveyed, with regard to the concentrations of heavy metals such as Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr suggested and influence of the botanical origin of element composition. Geochemical and geographical differences are probably related to the variations of the chemical components of honey samples.

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