Exposure Assessment of Essential and Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) from Chia Seeds
Dailos González-Weller, Elena Bethencourt-Barbuzano, Katarzyna Siedzik, Soraya Paz-Montelongo, Ángel J. Gutiérrez-Fernández, Arturo Hardisson, Samuel Alejandro-Vega, Juan R. Jáudenes-Marrero, Carmen Rubio · 2024
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Description
Dailos Gonzalez-Weller and eight co-authors measure what eaters actually take in from chia seeds, the fashionable tiny seed, in a 2024 study. Chia is eaten for its nutrients, but seeds also carry whatever metals the soil held, some helpful and some toxic. Data on that balance in market seeds were sparse.
The team analyzed 20 samples of conventional and organic chia sold in Europe with a plasma-based method. Helpful element levels were similar across both types, while the toxic ones ran higher in the organic samples. Intake estimates then weighed these levels against typical servings, with manganese standing out as the largest contributor. The results let regulators and shoppers judge the seed’s benefits against a small but real metal cost.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Dailos González-Weller, Elena Bethencourt-Barbuzano, Katarzyna Siedzik, Soraya Paz-Montelongo, Ángel J. Gutiérrez-Fernández, Arturo Hardisson, Samuel Alejandro-Vega, Juan R. Jáudenes-Marrero, Carmen Rubio |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |