Comparative assessment of different coconut oils: Chromatographic and spectrometric analyses of pesticide residues, toxic heavy metals, and associated contents
The nutrients, toxic metals and pesticide levels of imported and local samples of coconut oil were determined using ICP-OES and HPLC following standard procedures. The imported coconut oil contains significantly higher levels of lead, cadmium, arsenic, nickel, aluminium and chromium (0.01-0.03 mg/kg) than the local samples (0.008-0.02 mg/kg). Nineteen pesticide residues
Comparative assessment of different coconut oils: Chromatographic and spectrometric analyses of pesticide residues, toxic heavy metals, and associated contents
The nutrients, toxic metals and pesticide levels of imported and local samples of coconut oil were determined using ICP-OES and HPLC following standard procedures. The imported coconut oil contains significantly higher levels of lead, cadmium, arsenic, nickel, aluminium and chromium (0.01-0.03 mg/kg) than the local samples (0.008-0.02 mg/kg). Nineteen pesticide residues