2024
DOI: 10.1155/2024/3168279
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Trace and Heavy Metals in Locally and Imported Spices Sold on Markets in Accra Metropolis, Ghana

Isaac Osei-Safo,
Kodwo Miezah,
Lyndon Nii Adjiri Sackey
et al.

Abstract: Spices enhance food’s colour, aroma and palatability. The main objective of this study was to assess the levels of heavy metals in the most common spices used in Ghanaian and worldwide cuisines. Ninety samples were obtained directly from local marketplaces in the Accra Metropolis (Madina, Kaneshie and Makola). After microwave digestion, the samples’ levels of arsenic, iron, lead, cadmium and zinc were measured using an inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometer (ICP‐MS). Iron, zinc, arsenic, cadmium and lead… Show more

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