Minerals, Toxic Heavy Metals, and Antioxidant Properties of Honeys from Bangladesh
The study reports on major and trace elements as well as antioxidant properties of honey samples from Bangladesh. Four major cationic elements, seven trace elements, and three heavy metals were determined in the 12 honey samples using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Nutritional values in these...
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| description | The study reports on major and trace elements as well as antioxidant properties of honey samples from Bangladesh. Four major cationic elements, seven trace elements, and three heavy metals were determined in the 12 honey samples using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Nutritional values in these honey samples were further investigated according to their antioxidant properties. The content of major elements was in the range of 62.75–616.58, 579.48–2219.43, 69.42–632.25, and 0.13–1.20 mg/kg for sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium, respectively. The trace elements varied in the range of 0.41–28, 0.12–3.54, 1.54–2.85, 0.29–0.59, 0.02–0.35, and 0.01–0.06 mg/kg for iron, zinc, copper, nickel, cobalt, and cadmium, respectively. Among the heavy metals, only lead (0.17–2.19 mg/kg) was detected. The results of antioxidant analysis based on phenolics, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, reducing sugar, and proteins (as nonphenolic antioxidants) revealed that multifloral raw honey samples contain significantly higher levels of reducing agents than monofloral and commercial brand honeys. The study provides a useful insight on the minerals, heavy metals, and antioxidant properties of honey samples commonly consumed in Bangladesh and found to be rich source of antioxidants and minerals. Some samples might pose some risk to the health due to lead contamination. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-06e0561253c847df92aaa5e02bb4f9882025-02-03T07:25:42ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712017-01-01201710.1155/2017/61017936101793Minerals, Toxic Heavy Metals, and Antioxidant Properties of Honeys from BangladeshSudip Paul0Md. Sakib Hossen1E. M. Tanvir2Rizwana Afroz3Delwar Hossen4Sagarika Das5Nikhil Chandra Bhoumik6Nurul Karim7Farha Matin Juliana8Siew Hua Gan9Md. Ibrahim Khalil10Laboratory of Preventive and Integrative Biomedicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshLaboratory of Preventive and Integrative Biomedicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshLaboratory of Preventive and Integrative Biomedicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshLaboratory of Preventive and Integrative Biomedicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshLaboratory of Preventive and Integrative Biomedicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshLaboratory of Preventive and Integrative Biomedicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshWazed Miah Science Research Center, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshLaboratory of Preventive and Integrative Biomedicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshLaboratory of Preventive and Integrative Biomedicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshHuman Genome Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MalaysiaLaboratory of Preventive and Integrative Biomedicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshThe study reports on major and trace elements as well as antioxidant properties of honey samples from Bangladesh. Four major cationic elements, seven trace elements, and three heavy metals were determined in the 12 honey samples using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Nutritional values in these honey samples were further investigated according to their antioxidant properties. The content of major elements was in the range of 62.75–616.58, 579.48–2219.43, 69.42–632.25, and 0.13–1.20 mg/kg for sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium, respectively. The trace elements varied in the range of 0.41–28, 0.12–3.54, 1.54–2.85, 0.29–0.59, 0.02–0.35, and 0.01–0.06 mg/kg for iron, zinc, copper, nickel, cobalt, and cadmium, respectively. Among the heavy metals, only lead (0.17–2.19 mg/kg) was detected. The results of antioxidant analysis based on phenolics, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, reducing sugar, and proteins (as nonphenolic antioxidants) revealed that multifloral raw honey samples contain significantly higher levels of reducing agents than monofloral and commercial brand honeys. The study provides a useful insight on the minerals, heavy metals, and antioxidant properties of honey samples commonly consumed in Bangladesh and found to be rich source of antioxidants and minerals. Some samples might pose some risk to the health due to lead contamination.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6101793 |
| spellingShingle | Sudip Paul Md. Sakib Hossen E. M. Tanvir Rizwana Afroz Delwar Hossen Sagarika Das Nikhil Chandra Bhoumik Nurul Karim Farha Matin Juliana Siew Hua Gan Md. Ibrahim Khalil Minerals, Toxic Heavy Metals, and Antioxidant Properties of Honeys from Bangladesh Journal of Chemistry |
| title | Minerals, Toxic Heavy Metals, and Antioxidant Properties of Honeys from Bangladesh |
| title_full | Minerals, Toxic Heavy Metals, and Antioxidant Properties of Honeys from Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Minerals, Toxic Heavy Metals, and Antioxidant Properties of Honeys from Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Minerals, Toxic Heavy Metals, and Antioxidant Properties of Honeys from Bangladesh |
| title_short | Minerals, Toxic Heavy Metals, and Antioxidant Properties of Honeys from Bangladesh |
| title_sort | minerals toxic heavy metals and antioxidant properties of honeys from bangladesh |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6101793 |
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