@article{article_371605, title={Macro, trace and toxic elements of 4 different edible wild plants from Karadeniz Region}, journal={International Journal of Secondary Metabolite}, volume={4}, pages={225–237}, year={2017}, DOI={10.21448/ijsm.371605}, author={Şimşek, Atilla and Şimşek, Aylin and Demirkol, Melike and Turan, Emre}, keywords={Edible wild plants, Macro-Microelements, Toxic elements, ICP, Traditional foods}, abstract={<p style="text-align:justify;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">The
study was conducted to assess the content (mg kg <sup>-1 </sup> fresh wt.) of
macro, trace and toxic elements in the 4 different edible wild plants. </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">The percentage of dry matter </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">and ash ranged from 6.77 to 20.56 and 0.79 to 2.26, respectively. The
contents of Ca (1074), Fe (160.5), Mn (18.21), Ni (6.11), B (2.61), Cr (0.93),
Co (0.50), Mo (1.80), Be (0.009) and Se (0.076) of <i>U. diocia </i> were richer
than in other plants. Other hand, K (7742), Mg (954), Al (10.79), V
(9.77) and Ag (0.109) in <i> T. orientalis </i>, Zn (12.47),
Cu (9.98) and Ba (130.3) in <i> O. umbellatum </i> were taken the highest value. Also As, Hg, Tl, Cd and Pb were
determined mg kg <sup>-1 </sup> level in fresh plants. </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> Conversely, antimony
(Sb) </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">in wild plants </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">could not be detected by ICP-MS. The results of statistical analysis of
forty plants showed that moisture, total dry matter, ash, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn,
Cu, Mn, Ba, Ni, Al, V, B, Cr, Co, Mo, Be, Se, Ag, As, Tl, Cd and Pb contents
were varied </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">significantly </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> compared to plant species </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">except </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> for Na and Hg (p<0.05). </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">Consequently, </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">wild plants may be used as
popular vegetables in many people diet as a source of minerals (Fe, Cu, Mn, Cr,
Mo, K, Zn and Mg). </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">Excessive plant
consumption </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> may be adversely affected
human health with Cd, As, Hg, Tl and Pb. </span> <br /> </p>}, number={3, Special Issue 1}, publisher={İzzet KARA}