Analyses of Mineral Content and Heavy Metal of Honey Samples from South and East Region of Turkey by Using ICP-MS

Table 4

Elemental concentrations of honey samples.

Element	Minimum	Maximum	Mean ± SD
Na (ppm)	0.48	13.1	2.92 ± 3.36
Al (ppb)	<1 ppb	960	69.7 ± 141
K (ppm)	1.18	268	45.5 ± 45.5
Ca (ppm)	<1 ppb	4.5	1.67 ± 0.82
Cr (ppb)	<1 ppb	<1 ppb	<1 ppb
Mn (ppb)	<1 ppb	274	45.6 ± 61.8
Fe (ppb)	<1 ppb	7254.62	268 ± 1036
Ni (ppb)	<1 ppb	<1 ppb	<1 ppb
Cu (ppb)	<1 ppb	929	68.5 ± 193
Zn (ppb)	<1 ppb	237	49.9 ± 49.7
Se (ppb)	<1 ppb	65.9	54.1 ± 11
Cd (ppb)	<1 ppb	<1 ppb	<1 ppb
Pb (ppb)	<1 ppb	<1 ppb	<1 ppb