Alzagtat et al. 2016 - Conformity of Fruit Nectar Samples to Libyan Specification Standards
This study evaluated Libyan fruit nectar samples against Libyan specification standards and measured heavy metals in local and imported nectars, including pineapple-containing nectar categories.
Key numbers
Source units are mg/kg.
- Local fruit nectars: Fe 4.45-7.30; Zn 1.77-4.01; Cu 1.56-3.23; total arsenic 0.02-0.07; Pb 0.002-0.008; Cd 0.002-0.008.
- Imported fruit nectars: Fe 3.56-9.02; Zn 1.85-4.05; Cu 1.75-4.54; total arsenic 0.01-0.18; Pb 0.002-0.006; Cd 0.002-0.008.
- Imported samples identified in the text as produced by m, n, and p had arsenic values 0.18, 0.15, and 0.16 mg/kg.
Methods
The paper reports heavy-metal measurements for local and imported fruit nectars; arsenic is reported as total arsenic. The source text also includes broader nectar quality measures such as TSS, acidity, sugars, and vitamin C.
Implications
This source can support fruit-nectar and pineapple-nectar context, especially for total arsenic in imported nectars. It is a summary-level source rather than a sample-level dataset.
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Verification notes
- Source identity checked against DOI 10.24925/turjaf.v4i7.524-530.533 and the downloaded PDF.
- The PDF extraction uses “Ar” in places for arsenic; this page records it as total arsenic because no speciation is reported.
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