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Original Articles

Transfer of thallium from rape seed to rape oil is negligible and oil is fit for human consumption

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Pages 668-673 | Received 20 Jan 2016, Accepted 28 Feb 2016, Published online: 23 Mar 2016
 

ABSTRACT

Rape and other Brassicaceae family plants can accumulate appreciable amounts of thallium from the soil. Because some species of this family are common crops utilised as food for direct consumption or raw materials for food production, thallium can enter the food chain. A useful method for thallium determination is inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The limit of detection (0.2 pg ml–1 Tl or 0.02 ng g–1 Tl, taking in the account dilution during sample decomposition) found in the current study was very low, and the method can be used for ultra-trace analysis. Possible transfer of thallium from rape seed to the rape oil was investigated in two ways. The balance of thallium in rape seed meal (content 140–200 ng g–1 Tl) and defatted rape seed meal indicated that thallium did not pass into the oil (< 0.05). Moreover, the analyses of thallium in six kinds of edible rape seed oil and three kinds of margarines showed that the amount of thallium in rape seed oil is negligible.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Czech Science Foundation (GACR) [project number 13-4580S].

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