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 |