Arsenic Species in Edible Seaweeds Using In Vitro Biomimetic Digestion Determined by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Table 3

Total arsenic contents of the five seaweeds and two certificated reference materials (mg/kg, dry weight).

Seaweed sample	Total As (𝑛=3)	CRM	Total As (𝑛=5)	Certified values
L. japonica	63.7 ± 4.1^a	GBW 08517	13.2 ± 1.8	13.9 ± 2.4
P. yezoensis	28.1 ± 2.8^b	GBW 08521	40.2 ± 2.5	41 ± 3
U. pinnatifida	30.1 ± 2.2^b
H. fusiformis	82.5 ± 3.6^c
E. prolifera	6.87 ± 0.48^d

Note: different letters mean significant difference at 𝑃<0.05 level.