TY - JOUR ID - TI - Determination of heavy metals in the dates (P. dactylifera L.) of Balochistan (Panjgoor and Turbat) تقدير المعادن الثقيلة في التمور (P. dactylifera L) في بلوشستان (بنجور وتربات) AU - Rozia Achakzai روزيا أشاكزاي AU - Naqeebullah Khan نقيب الله خان AU - Attiq-Ur-Rehman Kakar عتيق الرحمن كاكار AU - Samiullah Khan سميع الله خان AU - Abdul Hakeem Tareen عبدالحكيم تارين PY - 2022 VL - 3 IS - 03 SP - 220 EP - 229 JO - Baghdad Journal of Biochemistry and Applied Biological Sciences مجلة بغداد للكيمياء الحياتية وعلوم الحياة التطبيقية SN - 27069907 27069915 AB - Background and objective: Dates are a high-nutritional-value food that is suitable for humans since they contain major nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and dietary fibers. The current study aimed to determine the level of some heavy metals such as Fe, Pb, Co, Mn, Cd, Cu in the dates (P. dactylifera L.) taken from various regions of Balochistan (Panjgoor and Turbat). Method: The analysis was performed using the atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Results: The results indicated the presence of all the analyzed heavy metals in the samples. The mean detected concentration order of heavy metals is Fe > Pb > Cu > Mn > Cd > Co. The highest average level of Fe was detected and the least average level of Co was determined in dates. Conclusions: It is concluded that the levels of all the detected heavy metals in all varieties of dates were found within the admissible limit of WHO/FAO and ATSDR.

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