Metal Content of Nutritional and Toxic Value in Different Types of Brazilian Propolis

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Metal</td><td class="align_center">Sample</td><td class="align_center">PTWI (<i>μ</i>g·kg<sup>−1</sup> body weight)</td><td class="align_center">FAO/WHO (<i>μ</i>g·kg<sup>−1</sup> body weight)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">As</td><td class="align_center">P10</td><td class="align_center">0.99</td><td class="align_center">15</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pb</td><td class="align_center">P08</td><td class="align_center">0.08</td><td class="align_center">25</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Estimated value of provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI), considering the daily consumption of 1 g of raw propolis and an adult body weight of 60 kg.</div>

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Table 5: Metal Content of Nutritional and Toxic Value in Different Types of Brazilian Propolis 