A survey of selected minerals in ready-to-eat pastirma types from different regions of Turkey using ICP/OES

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the content of selected minerals (Ca, K, Na, Mg, S, P, Pb, Zn, Mn, Fe, and Ni) and moisture values in types of pasti{dotless}rma (si{dotless}rt, kuşgömü, bohça, and şekerpare), a dry-cured meat product. Forty-four samples of pasti{dotless}rma were collected from Turkey and analyzed using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP/OES) for quantitative determination. Na content was the highest out of all the other minerals in all the pasti{dotless}rma types (31.9-47.7 g kg-1 dry weight). The determined mean ranges of heavy metals were 2.6 ± 0.5 to 3.6 ± 0.8 Pb, 245.3 ± 102 to 323.4 ± 92 Zn, 2.8 ± 2.4 to 3.9 ± 1.8 Mn, 69.7 ± 25 to 81.6 ± 15 Fe, and 0.9 ± 0.3 to 1.2 ± 0.5 Ni mg kg-1 dry weight. Significant differences among the types of pasti{dotless}rma were observed in Ca (P < 0.05), K (P < 0.05), Mg (P < 0.05), Na (P < 0.01), Pb (P < 0.01), S (P < 0.05), and Zn (P < 0.01), while there was no difference in the amounts of Fe, Mn, Ni, and P among types of pasti{dotless}rma (P > 0.05). Moisture values of kuşgömü were lower than those of the other types of pasti{dotless}rma (P < 0.05). © TÜBİTAK.