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. 2020 Nov 12;199(8):2826–2836. doi: 10.1007/s12011-020-02417-z

Table 2.

Results obtained for trace elements in pork meat products from Italy compared with reported literature values

Meat products Origin Hg Cd Pb Cr Cu Zn References
Baked ham Italy

ND–0.03

0.01

ND–0.05

0.01

0.18–0.28

0.22

0.07–0.22

0.15

0.85–1.32

1.08

5.75–7.55

6.02

This study
Spain BDL

0.01–0.02

0.02

0.08–0.13

0.10

0.53–0.76

0.60

Marin et al. [52]
Spain 0.011 0.000 0.026 Martorell et al. [53]
Spaina < 0.100 < 0.025 0.044 Martí-Cid et al. [54]
Romania

0.09–0.16

0.13

0.35–0.86

0.65

0.65–0.92

0.73

24.6–62.1

33.5

Hoha et al. [1]
Slovak Republic

0.005–0.007

0.006

Lukáčová et al. [55]
Iran

0.20–0.50

0.32

1.20–2.00

1.48

1.13–5.77

3.18

Sobhanardakani [56]
Raw ham Italy

ND–0.05

0.01

ND–0.04

0.01

0.16–0.55

0.30

0.13–0.25

0.19

0.96–1.33

1.11

4.22–7.36

5.71

This study
Spain 0.009 0.006 0.172 Martorell et al. [53]
Mortadella Italy

ND–0.05

0.02

ND–0.05

0.02

0.25–0.52

0.34

0.15–0.27

0.20

0.89–1.35

1.13

4.56–8.16

6.03

This study
Cured sausage Italy

ND–0.05

0.01

ND–0.05

0.03

0.17–0.59

0.34

0.15–0.31

0.23

0.87–1.25

1.11

4.58–9.05

6.16

This study
Spain

0.01–0.01

0.01

0.04–0.07

0.06

0.08–0.36

0.13

1.00–1.31

1.13

Marin et al. [52]
Spain 0.005 0.006 0.08 Martorell et al. [53]
Turkey BDL 0.10 BDL 0.18 13.0 Daşbaşi et al. [57]
Turkey 0.008 0.13 0.09 0.09 0.60 Demirezen and Uruc [58]
Romania

0.08–0.19

0.16

0.72–0.97

0.82

0.71–0.96

0.84

23.1–45.7

38.4

Hoha et al. [1]
Iran

0.15–0.70

0.35

1.13–3.00

1.88

2.23–6.71

4.61

Sobhanardakani [56]
Würstel Italy

ND–0.05

0.02

ND–0.06

0.03

0.21–0.68

0.38

0.13–0.32

0.22

1.05–1.31

1.21

4.93–9.23

6.05

This study
Hot dog of beef Iran 0.002–0.01 0.04–0.09 Abedi et al. [59]
Hot dog Bangladesh 0.01 1.01 3.05 110.90 65.55 Chowdhury et al. [60]
Salami Italy

ND–0.05

0.01

ND–0.06

0.02

0.16–0.49

0.29

0.11–0.29

0.20

0.85–1.35

1.13

5.01–10.18

7.32

This study
Spaina < 0.100 < 0.025 0.044 Martí-Cid et al. [54]
Spain 0.013 0.015 0.046 Martorell et al. [53]
Turkey BDL 0.11 BDL 0.21 12.7 Daşbaşi et al. [57]
Turkey 0.008 0.13 0.09 0.08 0.45 Demirezen and Uruc [58]
Slovak Republic

0.005–0.009

0.007

Lukáčová et al. [55]
Romania

0.09–0.24

0.21

0.72–1.06

0.96

1.12–1.55

1.32

26.8–55.9

32.19

Hoha et al. [1]
Meat and meat products Spain 0.87 0.95 43.30 Perelló et al. [61]
Spaina < 0.100 0.006 0.043 Martí-Cid et al. [54]
Spain 0.009 0.005 0.065 Martorell et al. [53]
Sweden 0.002 0.004 0.019 0.74 22.50 Becker et al. [62]
India 0.004–0.009 0.21–0.27 Dubey et al. [63]

ang/kg