Table 10 Summary of trace elemental levels in fennel fruit worldwide (all values in μg/g)
Country | Cu | Cr | Co | Zn | Ni | Cd | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
India | 10.9 ± 0.8 | 1.50 ± 0.35 | 0.54 ± 0.10 | 34.5 ± 4.4 | 1.46 ± 3.43 | 0.086 ± 0.034 | (Kumar et al. 2005) |
Turkey | 16.2 ± 0.4 | 1.04 ± 0.20 | 0.40 ± 0.02 | 37.0 ± 2.4 | 5.40 ± 0.14 | 0.004 ± 0.001 | (Başgel & Erdemoğlu 2006) |
Turkey | 8.28 ± 0.85 | 35.9 ± 9.12 | - | 20.8 ± 4.78 | 28.7 ± 1.38 | 0.50 ± 0.1 | (Ozcan and Akbulut 2007) |
Pakistan | 117 ± 22 | - | - | 37.5 ± 3.0 | - | - | (Khattak and Khattak 2011) |
Pakistan | 24.7 ± 0.5 | (Chowdhary et al. 2014) | |||||
Ethiopia | 59.5 ± 33.1 | 93.5 ± 3.1 | 53.5 ± 20.5 | 40.1 ± 3.5 | 22.8 ± 2.7 | 1.54 ± 0.16 | Present study |