Ocurrence of cadmium in cereal-based baby foods from conventional and organic farming
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Resumo: | Food ingestion is an obvious way of exposure to metals. Cereal foods are an important source of nutrition in the diet of infants and children and are among the first solid foods eaten. Infants have a more limited diet and consume a higher proportion of their body weight than adults. Cadmium is a toxic metal that occurs naturally in soil, spreading in human and other animal food chains. Due to the cadmium content of fertilisers used in conventional farming, there has been a crescent interest in organic products, thought of as less harmful to the environment and healthier. In the present study, ten samples of both conventional and organic production were analysed for cadmium content using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy, after dry ashing. All values were under the maximum admissible cadmium content for cereals. Mean cadmium levels were found to range from <1.2 to 9.0 and 9.0 to 69.0 μg/Kg fresh weight in conventional and organic samples, respectively. Cadmium content in organic samples is higher than in conventional ones. Further studies should be performed in order to analyse a larger number and variety of samples, and also to study other conditions that may influence the cadmium content in food. |
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Ocurrence of cadmium in cereal-based baby foods from conventional and organic farmingOcorrência de cádmio em produtos à base de cereais, de origem convencional e biológica, destinados à alimentação infantilCádmioAgricultura biológicaAgricultura convencionalAlimentação infantilCadmiumOrganic farmingConventional farmingInfant cerealsFood ingestion is an obvious way of exposure to metals. Cereal foods are an important source of nutrition in the diet of infants and children and are among the first solid foods eaten. Infants have a more limited diet and consume a higher proportion of their body weight than adults. Cadmium is a toxic metal that occurs naturally in soil, spreading in human and other animal food chains. Due to the cadmium content of fertilisers used in conventional farming, there has been a crescent interest in organic products, thought of as less harmful to the environment and healthier. In the present study, ten samples of both conventional and organic production were analysed for cadmium content using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy, after dry ashing. All values were under the maximum admissible cadmium content for cereals. Mean cadmium levels were found to range from <1.2 to 9.0 and 9.0 to 69.0 μg/Kg fresh weight in conventional and organic samples, respectively. Cadmium content in organic samples is higher than in conventional ones. Further studies should be performed in order to analyse a larger number and variety of samples, and also to study other conditions that may influence the cadmium content in food. A ingestão de alimentos é uma importante via de exposição a metais. As crianças e lactentes, através da dieta, estão sujeitos a uma maior exposição a contaminantes, quando comparados com outros grupos etários. Nos primeiros meses de vida predominam o leite e produtos à base de cereais. O cádmio é um metal tóxico que ocorre naturalmente no solo, entrando facilmente na cadeia alimentar do Homem e outros animais. Devido à presença de cádmio em fertilizantes utilizados na agricultura convencional, tem havido uma crescente procura de produtos de origem biológica, entendidos como menos prejudiciais ao ambiente e mais saudáveis. Neste estudo determinaram-se os teores de cádmio em dez amostras provenientes de ambos os modos de produção, usando a técnica de espectrometria de absorção atómica em câmara de grafite, após digestão por via seca. Todas as amostras analisadas apresentaram teores de cádmio inferiores aos teores máximos admissíveis para cereais. Para as amostras de produção convencional e biológica obtiveram-se teores de cádmio situados entre <1,2-9,0 μg/Kg e 9,0-69,0 μg/Kg peso fresco, respectivamente. Os teores de cádmio encontrados são superiores nas amostras biológicas quando comparados com as de origem convencional. É de todo o interesse desenvolver novos estudos, alargados a um maior número de amostras e variedade de produtos, bem como estudar outras características que possam influenciar o teor de cádmio nos alimentos.Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa (Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa)2009-05-15info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.25758/set.194https://doi.org/10.25758/set.194Saúde e Tecnologia; No. 03 (2009): Maio 2009; 10-14Saúde & Tecnologia; N.º 03 (2009): Maio 2009; 10-141646-9704reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://journals.ipl.pt/stecnologia/article/view/752https://journals.ipl.pt/stecnologia/article/view/752/641Direitos de Autor (c) 2023 Saúde & Tecnologiainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMartins, Carla TelesMercês, AnaAlvito, Paula2023-05-12T08:30:24ZPortal AgregadorONG |
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Ocurrence of cadmium in cereal-based baby foods from conventional and organic farming Ocorrência de cádmio em produtos à base de cereais, de origem convencional e biológica, destinados à alimentação infantil |
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Ocurrence of cadmium in cereal-based baby foods from conventional and organic farming |
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Ocurrence of cadmium in cereal-based baby foods from conventional and organic farming Martins, Carla Teles Cádmio Agricultura biológica Agricultura convencional Alimentação infantil Cadmium Organic farming Conventional farming Infant cereals |
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Ocurrence of cadmium in cereal-based baby foods from conventional and organic farming |
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Ocurrence of cadmium in cereal-based baby foods from conventional and organic farming |
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Ocurrence of cadmium in cereal-based baby foods from conventional and organic farming |
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Ocurrence of cadmium in cereal-based baby foods from conventional and organic farming |
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Ocurrence of cadmium in cereal-based baby foods from conventional and organic farming |
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Martins, Carla Teles |
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Martins, Carla Teles Mercês, Ana Alvito, Paula |
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Mercês, Ana Alvito, Paula |
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Martins, Carla Teles Mercês, Ana Alvito, Paula |
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Cádmio Agricultura biológica Agricultura convencional Alimentação infantil Cadmium Organic farming Conventional farming Infant cereals |
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Cádmio Agricultura biológica Agricultura convencional Alimentação infantil Cadmium Organic farming Conventional farming Infant cereals |
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Food ingestion is an obvious way of exposure to metals. Cereal foods are an important source of nutrition in the diet of infants and children and are among the first solid foods eaten. Infants have a more limited diet and consume a higher proportion of their body weight than adults. Cadmium is a toxic metal that occurs naturally in soil, spreading in human and other animal food chains. Due to the cadmium content of fertilisers used in conventional farming, there has been a crescent interest in organic products, thought of as less harmful to the environment and healthier. In the present study, ten samples of both conventional and organic production were analysed for cadmium content using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy, after dry ashing. All values were under the maximum admissible cadmium content for cereals. Mean cadmium levels were found to range from <1.2 to 9.0 and 9.0 to 69.0 μg/Kg fresh weight in conventional and organic samples, respectively. Cadmium content in organic samples is higher than in conventional ones. Further studies should be performed in order to analyse a larger number and variety of samples, and also to study other conditions that may influence the cadmium content in food. |
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2009-05-15 |
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