Research Article

Heavy Metal Contents and Physical Parameters of Aegiceras corniculatum, Brassica juncea, and Litchi chinensis Honeys from Bangladesh

Table 4

Metals contents in the analyzed honeys samples.

Floral typeCd (mg/kg)Cr (mg/kg)Pb (mg/kg)Cu (mg/kg)Mn (mg/kg)

Khalsi
(Sundarbans)
BDL0.76 ± 0.18
(0.47–0.90)
BDL0.11 ± 0.10
(0.01–0.23)
3.49 ± 0.98
(2.25–4.59)
MustardBDL0.52 ± 0.29
(0.13–0.81)
0.10 ± 0.07
(BDL–0.19)
0.09 ± 0.04
(0.03–0.14)
2.78 ± 1.26
(1.46–5.10)
Litchi0.01 ± 0.00
(BDL–0.01)
0.39 ± 0.32
(0.10–0.82)
0.16 ± 0.04
(BDL–0.19)
0.15 ± 0.06
(0.06–0.22)
2.69 ± 1.66
(1.13–5.19)
RangeBDL–0.010.39–0.52BDL–0.160.09–0.152.69–3.49
Manuka0.066.40BDL0.300.94
Tualang0.086.16BDL0.411.02

BDL: below detection limit.