<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of the contents of iodine and selenium in selected food commodities. Fresh food commodities were mineralized and analysed for their iodine and selenium content by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry using the calibration curve as the method for determining the contents of the elements. The average fruit and vegetables concentrations of iodine were very low. The cow’s milk, other dairy products, eggs, poultry, fresh water fish, beef, liver, and mushrooms are frequently regarded as the most important natural source of dietary iodine from common foods. The higher concentrations of selenium were recorded in the kidney, liver, pork, beef, poultry, fresh water fish, hen’s eggs, cow’s milk, other dairy products, wheat flour, fats, coffee, peppers, mushrooms and potatoes.</p></abstract>

The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of the contents of iodine and selenium in selected food commodities. Fresh food commodities were mineralized and analysed for their iodine and selenium content by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry using the calibration curve as the method for determining the contents of the elements. The average fruit and vegetables concentrations of iodine were very low. The cow’s milk, other dairy products, eggs, poultry, fresh water fish, beef, liver, and mushrooms are frequently regarded as the most important natural source of dietary iodine from common foods. The higher concentrations of selenium were recorded in the kidney, liver, pork, beef, poultry, fresh water fish, hen’s eggs, cow’s milk, other dairy products, wheat flour, fats, coffee, peppers, mushrooms and potatoes.

Distribution of Iodine and Selenium in Selected Food Commodities

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Institute of pharmaceutical chemistry

Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Institute of milk hygiene and technology University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice The Slovak Republic

Folia Veterinaria

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The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of the contents of iodine and selenium in selected food commodities. Fresh food commodities were...

Distribution of Iodine and Selenium in Selected Food Commodities

Published Online: Apr 20, 2016

Page range: 15 - 20

Received: Nov 03, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2016-0002

Keywords
food commodities, Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry, iodine, selenium

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Distribution of Iodine and Selenium in Selected Food Commodities

Published Online: Apr 20, 2016

Page range: 15 - 20

Received: Nov 03, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2016-0002

Keywordsfood commodities, Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry, iodine, selenium

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
food commodities, Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry, iodine, selenium