Selenium levels in breads from Sakarya, Turkey.
Selenium (Se) is an important trace element for human and animal health. It accumulates in wheat and corn, which is consumed mostly as bread. The Turkish population consumes mainly white wheat, whole wheat (brown bread) and corn breads. In this study, samples of these breads were collected from six different bakeries in the city of Sakarya, and their selenium levels were determined by ICP-OES after a chemical digestion. It was found that average selenium levels in white wheat, whole wheat and corn breads were 1149, 1204 and 2023 µg/kg, respectively. The results are compared with daily recommended intake and upper tolerable levels for selenium.
a Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry , Sakarya University , TR54187-Sakarya , Turkey.
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D000328:Adult; D001939:Bread / Q000032:analysis* / Q000191:economics; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000208:ethnology; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D005513:Food Inspection; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009753:Nutritive Value; D064167:Recommended Dietary Allowances; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D012643:Selenium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis* / Q000506:poisoning; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014908:Triticum / Q000737:chemistry; D014421:Turkey; D014944:World Health Organization; D003313:Zea mays / Q000737:chemistry
D004043:Dietary Fiber; D012643:Selenium
bread; metals; nutritional