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. 2023 Sep 6;12(18):3340. doi: 10.3390/foods12183340

Table 5.

Heavy metals in wine and beer.

Analyzed Product Country Identified Heavy Metal Concentrations Year References
Beer Ethiopia Cu2+ 0.0368 mg/L 2022 [2]
Cd2+ 0.0014 mg/L
Mn2+ 0.0954 mg/L
Pb2+ 0.006 mg/L
Zn2+ 1.5206 mg/L
Italy Cd2+ nd–0.00058 mg/L 2008 [108]
Pb2+ nd–0.0133 mg/L
Brazil Cd2+ nd–0.0143 mg/L 2003 [109]
Pb2+ 0.013–0.0329 mg/L 2005 [110]
Zn2+ 0.0527–0.226 mg/L
Sparkling wines—Muscat Ottonel Romania Mn2+ 668.84–712.17 µg/L 2017 [103]
Zn2+ 216.3–387.4 µg/L
Fe2+ 1214.7–1704.2 µg/L
Cu2+ 111.3–188.1 µg/L
Ni2+ 128.11–169.14 µg/L
Pb2+ 2.46–631.9 µg/L
White low-alcoholic wine—Muscat Ottonel Romania Zn2+ 2.0–320.1 µg/L 2017 [104]
Fe2+ 404.5–1401.5 µg/L
Cu2+ 107.1–726.6 µg/L
Mn2+ 276.2–857.3 µg/L
Ni2+ 58.3–736.2 µg/L
Pb2+ 66.7–574.5 µg/L
White wine Croatia V2+ 1 µg/L 2008 [58]
Cr2+ 3 µg/L
Mn2+ 5 µg/L
Fe2+ 61 µg/L
Ni2+ 6 µg/L
Cu2+ 6 µg/L
Zn2+ 59 µg/L
As3+ nd
Pb2+ 30 µg/L