Trace Heavy Metal Contents and Mineral of Rosa Canina L. Fruits From Van Region of Eastern Anatolia, Turkey

Abstract

Trace heavy metal and mineral levels in four different sites of Rosa canina L. fruits from the Van region of Eastern Anatolia, Turkey were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry. The trace heavy metal contents and mineral of Rosa canina L. fruit samples were found in the ranges: 6.01-9.29 ppm) for copper, 0.0063-0.0248 ppm for cadmium, 0.111- 0.273 ppm for lead, 0.0328- 0.0830 ppm for cobalt, 35.29-66.7 ppm for manganese, 21.94-30.87 ppm for iron, 7.98-13.32 ppm for zinc, 294.08- 392.33 ppm for magnesium, 1395.88-1792.70 ppm for calcium, 1323.12- 1358.27 ppm for sodium and 2106.48-2445.17 ppm for potassium. Results obtained are in agreement with data reported in the literature.