Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic via Consumption of Herbs Collected in Thailand

Table 3

Moisture contents and limits of quantification (LOQs) of total and inorganic arsenic of individual herbs.

	Average Moisture Content (%)	LOQ (total arsenic wet wt)	LOQ (inorganic arsenic, wet wt)
Bird’s eye chili; (Capsicum frutescens)	64.2	6.80	5.37
Cayenne pepper; (Capsicum annuum)	73.7	5.00	3.95
Celery; (Apium graveolens)	91.6	1.60	1.26
Garlic; (Allium sativum)	86.5	2.57	2.03
Holy basil; (Ocimum sanctum)	79.5	3.90	3.08
Kitchen mint; (Mentha cordifolia)	87.0	2.47	1.95
Lemongrass; (Cymbopogon citratus)	68.2	6.04	4.77
Pepper; (Piper nigrum)	9.53	17.2	13.6
Shallot; (Allium cepa)	91.9	1.54	1.22
Sweet basil; (Ocimum basilicum)	81.6	3.50	2.76