Copper levels in three commonly edible fruits: Are consumers at risk?

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dc.contributor.authorMinati, Sahu
dc.contributor.authorKacholi, David Sylvester
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-18T09:25:05Z
dc.date.available2022-03-18T09:25:05Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to investigate levels of copper in three commonly edible fruits, namely, Lycopersicon esculenta (tomato), Citrullus la-natus (watermelon) and Cucumis sativus (cucumber) traded in Dar es Salaam city. Also, the study scrutinized risk associated with heavy metal intake in the fruits. The fruits were collected from Buguruni Market, one of the biggest markets in the city, and thereafter, were processed, and analyzed to determine copper levels. The average daily intake and human health risk indices were calculated based on the obtained copper levels. The findings revealed that the mean levels and average daily intake in L. esculenta (0.3267 mg kg-1, 0.0279 mg kg-1 person-1) and C. lanatus (0.2523 mg kg-1, 0.0216 mg kg-1 person-1) did not differ considerably (p = 0.05) from each other while the two fruits had significantly higher values than C. sativus (0.1610 mg kg-1, 0.0137 mg kg-1 person-1). The copper levels and average daily intake values were below WHO/FAO and Tanzania Bureau of Standards per-missible limits. The human health index (HRI) was in the order: L. es-culenta > C. lanatus > C. sativus and all the values were less than unit, suggesting that there is no health risk from consuming the fruits. Con-cerning copper levels, the study concludes that the fruits are safe for human consumption.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5850
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED BIOLOGYen_US
dc.subjectCucumberen_US
dc.subjectDaily intakeen_US
dc.subjectHealth risken_US
dc.subjecttomatoesen_US
dc.subjectwatermelonen_US
dc.titleCopper levels in three commonly edible fruits: Are consumers at risk?en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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