期刊
MOLECULES
卷 26, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092415
关键词
bee products; multielemental analysis; biomonitoring; ICP-MS; ICP-OES; inorganic contaminants; heavy metals
资金
- Polish National Science Centre [2016/23/D/NZ7/03949]
Bee products contain essential nutrients but may also have harmful heavy metals, requiring quality testing. Due to variability in elemental content based on environmental factors, standards regulating acceptable levels of inorganic pollutants are necessary.
Beehive products possess nutritional value and health-promoting properties and are recommended as so-called superfoods. However, because of their natural origin, they may contain relevant elemental contaminants. Therefore, to assess the quality of bee products, we examined concentrations of a broad range of 24 selected elements in propolis, bee pollen, and royal jelly. The quantitative analyses were performed with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) techniques. The results of our research indicate that bee products contain essential macronutrients (i.e., K, P, and S) and micronutrients (i.e., Zn and Fe) in concentrations depending on the products' type. However, the presence of toxic heavy metals makes it necessary to test the quality of bee products before using them as dietary supplements. Bearing in mind that bee products are highly heterogenous and, depending on the environmental factors, differ in their elemental content, it is necessary to develop standards regulating the acceptable levels of inorganic pollutants. Furthermore, since bees and their products are considered to be an effective biomonitoring tool, our results may reflect the environment's condition in west-central Poland, affecting the health and well-being of both humans and bees.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据