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ArticleBiological trace element research2017

Evaluation of Macro- and Microelement Levels in Black Tea in View of Its Geographical Origin.

Justyna Brzezicha-Cirocka, Małgorzata Grembecka, Tomasz Ciesielski, Trond Peder Flaten, Piotr Szefer

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Article in Biological trace element research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Justyna Brzezicha-CirockaDepartment of Food Sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen. J. Hallera 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, PL, Poland.
Małgorzata GrembeckaDepartment of Food Sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen. J. Hallera 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, PL, Poland.
Tomasz CiesielskiDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway.
Trond Peder FlatenDepartment of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway.
Piotr SzeferDepartment of Food Sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk, Al. Gen. J. Hallera 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, PL, Poland. pszef@gumed.edu.pl.
Gdańsk Medical University · PLNorwegian University of Science and Technology · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the elemental composition of black tea samples and their infusions in view of their geographical origin. In total, 14 elements were analyzed, 13 (Ca, K, Mg, Na, Mn, Fe, Zn, Cu, Cr, Ni, Co, Cd, and Pb) by flame atomic absorption spectrometry, and P by UV-Vis spectrometry, after mineralization of samples. It was found that K was the most abundant macroelement in the analyzed samples, whereas among microelements, the highest concentration was found for Mn. Based on the obtained data, the percentage of elements leached into the infusions as well as the daily elemental intake from tea were calculated. The daily intake from tea was compared to the recommended daily allowances (RDAs), and the highest percentages of the RDAs were found for Mn (15 %) and Co (10 %). To study the relations between elemental composition and country of origin of samples, factor analysis and cluster analysis were applied. These multivariate techniques proved to be efficient tools able to differentiate samples according to their provenance as well as plantation within the common regions.

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GeographyEnvironmental MonitoringSpectrophotometry, AtomicSpectrophotometry, UltravioletTeaTrace ElementsTeaTrace ElementsBlack teaCluster analysisFAASFactor analysisPTWIRDA

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PMID27637916
PMCPMC5344953
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