Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry

Research Article

Trace Elements and Heavy Metal Contents in West Algerian Natural Honey

Table 8

A comparison among reports regarding mineral content in honey samples from Mediterranean regions.
ElementSpain [51]France [53]France [54]Italy [24]Italy [22]Turkey [19]Greece [25]Cyprus [25]Egypt [25]Palestine [40]Palestine [41]Syria [42]Libya [45]
N = 25N = 86N = 40N = 40N = 51N = 71N = 12N = 14N = 8N = 21N = 10N = 6N = 8
Cr—0.08–0.36—10–328—<1 μg/kg<0.12<0.12<0.120.00–0.51—<0.018–0.054—
Co—0.10–0.23—1.0–172.9–30.2—<0.03<0.03<0.03————
V———<3–24——<0.11<0.11<0.11————
W—————————————
Ru—————————————
Rh—————————————
Pt—————————————
Au—————————————
As——nd–8.0<252.8–11.1—<0.08<0.08<0.08———0.006–0.018
Cd—0.08–0.251–221.3–4.21.0–15.3<1 μg/kg<0.05<0.05<0.05———0.125–0.150
Pb—0.28–1.083–1019–20928–304<1 μg/kg<0.08<0.08<0.08—0.51–0.94<0.0822.42–10.98
K261–1380——237–6520178–41401.18–268———42.80–585.00203.92–495.4838.2–1741120.1–1980.6
Na256–501——4.8–17660–1470.48–13.1———41.80–306.3035.19–196.51—506.8–804.6
Ca110–2488.90–130.9036–219<43–283159–373<0.001–4.515.22–65.9323.66–143.4744.79–112.1044.50–150.7064.49–138.4143.3–118923.92–1117.5
Mg37–1393.62–68.7833–1456.2–14822–159—20.13–109.539.24–80.4812.17–22.0412.30–46.7020.48–54.15——
Cu—0.06–1.71—0.06–5.40.20–2.79<1–929 μg/kg<0.35<0.35<0.350.00–1.520.61–1.220.616–2.21—
Mn—0.11–42.811.4–12.80.09–2.80.13–16.9<1–274 μg/kg0.26–5.540.07–4.110.17–0.550.11–0.99—0.153–1.69—
Fe—0.56–86.76—<1–4.41.0–6.3<1–7254.62 μg/kg0.75–4.160.96–3.972.18–8.452.00–10.802.25–8.751.46–16.9—
Zn—0.17–6.42nd–1.4<0.5–8.90.72–3.66<1–237 μg/kg0.97–9.300.86–6.940.55–1.681.00–19.900.13–25.200.206–2.76—
From each report, the min-max range is mentioned. All values are in mg/kg, unless stated otherwise. nd: not detected; ˂ LOQ: concentrations were lower than LOQ; N: the number of honey samples.