Determination of metals and metalloids in traces in honey by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry Mishra Meenakshi, Mishra Pankaj Kishor*, Kumar Umesh Department of Paramedical Sciences, Subharti Medical College, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut-250005, India *Author for correspondence: Email: pkjbiotech@gmail.com
Online Published on 20 January, 2024. Abstract The significant mineral content in honey could represent the presence of certain minerals in the surrounding plants and soil at the time the honey was collected. This study sought to determine the concentrations of thirteen elements in unifloral and multifloral honey samples from Utter Pradesh, including Potassium (K+), Sodium (Na+), Calcium (Ca+), Iron (Fe++), Zinc (Zn++), Cadmium (Cd++), Copper (Cu++), Manganese (Mn++), Lead (Pb++), Nickel (Ni++), Chromium (Cr+3), Aluminium (Al+3), and Selenium (Se). Two samples of honey were surveyed in order to ascertain their mineral content. ICP-MS or inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, was used to analyse the mineral contents. K, Na, and Ca were the most prevalent minerals, with respective concentrations of 1.18-268 ppm, 0.48-13.1 ppm, and 0.77-4.5 ppm. Regarding the concentrations of heavy metals such as Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr indicated the influence of the botanical origin of element composition. Zn and Cu were the most prevalent trace elements while Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr were the lowest heavy metals in the honey samples studied. The variations in the chemical components of honey samples are likely due to both geochemical and geographical variances. Top Keywords ICP-MS, Heavy metals, Honey. Top |