ICP-AES Determination of Mineral Elements in Five Edible Seeds after Microwave Assisted Digestion

Abstract:

The concentrations of 12 elements (Ca, P, K, Na, Mg, Fe, Se, Mn, Zn, Sn, Cu and Al) were determined in raw and roasted pumpkin seeds by ICP-AES following microwave-assisted acid digestion. The accuracy of the method determined by spiking experiments was very good (recoveries 95.48103.2%) and the limits of detection of elements of interest were from 0.1 up to 17.4μg g-1, the relative standard deviations were less than 3.52%. Compared with watermelon seeds, winter melon seeds, sunflower seeds and hanging melon seeds, the results showed the five kinds of roasted melon seeds are all rich in mineral elements.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 881-883)
• Pages: 827-830
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.881-883.827
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Ying Wang*, Qin Chao Ma, Hao Nan Xu, Kun Feng, Yan Tang
• Keywords: Edible Seeds, ICP-AES, Microwave Digestion, Mineral Elements

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