Preliminary communication
Trace Element Contents in the Edible Mushroom Boletus edulis Bull. ex Fries
2015, 80 (4) p. 223-227
Ivan Širić, Paula Žurga, Dalibor Barkić, Mladenka Malenica Staver
Abstract
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. The analyses were carried out by Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). The 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). The essential elements in fruiting bodies Boletus edulis were a considerably higher than those of toxic elements. The consumption of wild edible mushroom Boletus edulis from Gorski kotar is safe for human health.
Keywords
Boletus edulis, edible mushroom, consumption, human health
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