Heavy Metals & Minerals in Foods

Macro Elements

The following elements are available for quantitative analysis by inductively-coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES):

  • Calcium
  • Magnesium
  • Phosphorus
  • Potassium
  • Sodium
  • Sulphur

Trace Elements

The following elements are available for quantitative analysis by inductively-coupled plasma mass-spectrometry (ICP-MS) :

  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Boron
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Iron
  •  Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Molybdenum
  • Nickel
  • Selenium
  • Tin
  • Titanium
  • Zinc

Iodine

Feeds, raw and processed fruits and vegetables, and raw and processed milk can be analysed for total iodine using inductively-coupled plasma mass-spectrometry (ICP-MS).