Table 7.
Distribution of As species (μg/g) in three dried baby shrimp products
| AsB | AsC | DMA | MMA | iAs | As sum of species | Total As by ICP-MS (SD*) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp (Home A) |
25.1 | 0.9 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 26.1 | 28 (5.2) |
| Shrimp (Home B) |
16.2 | 0.4 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 16.8 | 17.1 (0.4) |
| Shrimp (Home C) |
7.1 | 0.2 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 7.4 | 6.9 (0.1) |
| LOD | 0.004 | 0.003 | 0.006 | 0.006 | 0.010 | – | 0.12 |
As species determined by LC-ICP-MS/MS; total As determined by ICP-MS.
SD reported here represents the spread of results across multiple shrimp from the same lot, and thus includes biological variation