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Trace Element Contents in the Edible Mushroom Boletus edulis Bull. ex Fries

Study was carried out on the trace element concentrations of edible mushroom Boletus edulis from Gorski kotar, Croatia. Samples were collected between March and December 2013. Th e analyses were carried out by Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). Th e results showed that the values of the studied elements decreased in the order: Cu (13.01) > Se (12.25) > Mn (9.19) > Al (4.62) > Ag (2.34) > Hg (2.18) > Cd (1.22) > Ni (0.99) > Pb (0.79) > Sb (0.60) > As (0.41) > Ba (0.38) > Cr (0.22) > Co (0.07). Th e essential elements in fruiting bodies Boletus edulis were a considerably higher than those of toxic elements. Th e consumption of wild edible mushroom Boletus edulis from Gorski kotar is safe for human health.

Boletus edulis ; edible mushroom ; consumption ; human health

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