Icp-ms simultaneous determination of some essential minerals and heavy metals in some commercial drinks consumed in riyadh city

Abstract EN

Concentrations of several essential elements (Ca, Mg, Na, K, Zn, Mn, Fe, Cu, Co, Cr and Mo) and potentially toxic heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As and Sb) in different juice beverages and soft drinks purchased in Riyadh city were measured, primarily to assess whether their daily intakes through the consumption of these drinks comply with the recommended desired levels for essential minerals and permissible levels for toxic metals.

These analytical data were obtained via the employment of an Inductively Coupled Plasma / Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS) technique.

Data reported in the present study reveals that all toxic heavy metals are within or even considerably lower than the maximum authorized levels.