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Table 5 Lead concentration in different food groups in mg/kg, fresh weight basis

From: Determination of traces of molybdenum and lead in foods by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry

Food group

Bangladeshi food

Australian food (Fardy et al.1994)

Australian Legal Maximum

Cereals:

Range

0.11–0.82

0.01–1.80

-

Mean

0.57 ± 0.02

-

2.5

Pulses:

Range

0.45–0.92

-

-

Mean

0.62 ± 0.13

-

-

Vegetables:

Range

0.12–0.25

0.01–0.14

-

Mean

0.20 ± 0.04

-

2.0

Meats:

Range

0.25–0.85

0.70–0.78

-

Mean

0.59 ± 0.05

-

1.5

Fishes:

Range

0.11–0.15

0.04–0.10

-

Mean

0.14 ± 0.07

-

2.5

Milks:

Range

-

0.01–0.04

-

Mean

-

-

1.5

Eggs:

Range

0.15–0.17

0.07–1.50

-

Mean

0.16 ± 0.06

-

1.5

Fruits:

Range

0.11–0.44

0.02–0.20

-

 

Mean

0.23 ± 0.03

-

1.5

  1. Uncertainties are due to the counting statistics.