Milk chocolate (19)

Dark chocolate (9)

very-dark chocolate(15)

Cocoa (3)

% cocoa

31.8

30.5 - 35.7

51

50 - 55

70

70 - 75

100

100 - 100

Al

15.4

4.58 - 30.9

37.9

22.6 - 40.5

44.8

19.2 - 62.5

39.9

22.9 - 158

As

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01 - 0.018

< 0.01

< 0.01 – 0.016

0.014

< 0.01 - 0.023

B

2.22

1.08 - 3.37

6.62

4.13 - 11.37

9.93

6.29 - 12.6

26.8

22.4 - 27.2

Ba

1.59

0.89 - 2.22

4.29

2.86 - 4.66

5.01

4.25 - 8.99

12.7

10.5 - 12.9

Be

0.003

< 0.003 - 0.008

< 0.003

<0.003-0.006

0.003

<0.003- 0.007

0.012

<0.003-0.015

Bi

0.007

0.003 - 0.027

0.003

<0.001 - 0.007

< 0.001

< 0.001- 0.0914

< 0.001

< 0.001

Ca

1945

1422 - 2447

601

449 - 1421

652

573 - 890

1554

1295 - 1741

Cd

0.017

0.008 - 0.041

0.037

0.025 - 0.246

0.194

0.043 - 0.510

0.122

0.112 - 0.171

Co

0.093

0.050 - 0.268

0.244

0.194 - 0.316

0.422

0.286 - 0.668

0.92

0.79 - 0.97

Cr

0.65

0.15 - 1.05

1.03

0.72 - 2.27

1.36

0.41 - 2.12

1.47

0.92 - 6.26

Cu

4.27

3.09 - 6.10

10.31

8.51 - 15.05

16.9

9.91 - 26.7

55.9

44.7 - 56.2

Fe

48.5

20.1 - 88.1

91.5

86.6 - 150

147

45.7 - 162

167

111 – 450

I

0.740

0.376 - 1.246

0.193

0.134 - 0.342

0.102

< 0.01 - 0.138

0.107

0.045 - 0.152

Mg

651

460 - 693

1263

1104 - 1457

1810

1467 - 2383

5443

4968 - 5467

Mn

4.60

2.73 - 6.02

11.6

10.2 - 15.3

16.6

13.1 - 21.5

49.0

38.8 - 53.4

Mo

0.166

0.112 - 0.49

0.152

0.111 - 0.195

0.201

0.145 - 2.64

0.420

0.270 - 0.452

Na

1135

634 - 1281

54

45 - 435

36

10 - 304

131

115 - 295

Ni

0.98

0.52 - 1.43

3.07

2.64 - 4.89

4.26

2.57 - 7.93

15.33

10.77 - 17.12

P

2053

1670 - 2423

2055

1546 - 2228

2702

1880 - 3392

6632

6125 - 7148

Pb

0.030

0.015 - 0.063

0.039

0.014 - 0.063

0.059

0.019 - 0.114

0.033

0.002 - 0.196

S

773

551 - 882

801

669 - 1098

896

735 - 1443

2500

2433 - 2545

Si

25.6

6.9 - 48

59

30 - 72

65

27 - 100

60

40 – 205

Sr

2.33

1.46 - 2.75

4.65

3.90 - 5.36

6.36

5.74 - 7.81

19.1

16.8 - 20.0

Tl

< 0.002

< 0.002

0.002

< 0.002-0.006

0.003

< 0.002-0.030

0.003

< 0.002 - 0.018

V

0.07

< 0.03 - 0.17

0.10

0.04 - 0.15

0.13

0.02 - 0.28

0.19

0.04 - 0.46

Zn

11.9

9.11 - 17.0

22.6

18.5 - 25.9

34.8

22.4 - 41.5

78.8

75.6 - 82.0

 

 

 

result

median

mean

std.dev

participants

Oak

Al

mg/kg

9.3

11.7

10.35

± 6.49

21

ICP

 

Ba

mg/kg

6.13

5.95

5.80

± 0.54

11

ICP

 

Be

µg/kg

< 0.5

 

 

-

ICP

 

B

mg/kg

12.8

12.0

11.84

± 1.31

82

ICP

 

Ca

g/kg

1.90

2.08

2.056

± 0.197

111

ICP

 

Cd

µg/kg

45.1

40.0

39.16

± 7.05

23

ICPMS

 

Co

µg/kg

28.2

24.0

23.35

± 3.4

18

ICP-MS

 

Cr

µg/kg

39

164

121

± 116

22

ICP

 

Cu

mg/kg

7.80

6.85

7.80

± 0.57

102

ICP

 

Fe

mg/kg

30.1

27.2

26.8

± 5.23

103

ICP

 

Li

µg/kg

89

145

 

 

4

ICP

 

Mg

g/kg

0.61

0.702

0.701

± 0.046

111

ICP

 

Mn

mg/kg

36.4

16.5

39.35

± 2.90

104

ICP

 

Mo

µg/kg

504

504

501

± 42

27

ICPMS

 

Na

mg/kg

45.8

45.4

43.3

± 11.2

58

ICP

 

Ni

µg/kg

1018

881

856

± 125

29

ICP

 

Pb

µg/kg

95

143

127

± 54

24

ICPMS

 

S

g/kg

0.78

0.95

0.946

± 0.098

62

ICP

 

Sr

mg/kg

4.27

4.52

4.47

± 0.29

11

ICP

 

V

µg/kg

< 40

27.6

-

 

4

ICP

 

P

g/kg

1.47

1.50

1.503

± 0.082

112

ICP

 

Zn

mg/kg

13.2

11.57

11.5

± 1.35

100

ICP

Grass

Al

mg/kg

458

476.6

471.9

± 72.2

25

ICP

 

Ba

mg/kg

11.81

9.575

9.40

± 0.79

12

ICP

 

Be

µg/kg

14.5

21.1

 

 

4

ICP

 

B

mg/kg

10.41

9.42

9.4

± 1.20

82

ICP

 

Ca

g/kg

5.48

5.53

5.512

± 0.293

113

ICP

 

Cd

µg/kg

93.5

80.0

80.17

± 8.08

29

ICPMS

 

Co

µg/kg

197

169.3

169.5

± 19.5

25

ICP-MS

 

Cr

µg/kg

1496

1760

1742

± 281

27

ICP

 

Cu

mg/kg

8.01

7.50

7.54

± 0.50

103

ICP

 

Fe

mg/kg

515

502

505

± 49.4

105

ICP

 

Li

µg/kg

937

964

 

 

4

ICP

 

Mg

g/kg

2.11

2.00

1.996

± 0.141

113

ICP

 

Mn

µg/kg

87.2

78.9

78.81

± 5.83

105

ICP

 

Mo

µg/kg

1788

1687

1697

± 100

29

ICPMS

 

Na

mg/kg

3323

3267

3284

± 192

68

ICP

 

Ni

µg/kg

1300

1499

1476

± 176

29

ICP

 

Pb

µg/kg

1317

1180

1172

± 110

31

ICPMS

 

S

g/kg

2.63

3.32

3.35

± 0.306

63

ICP

 

Sr

mg/kg

22.2

20.8

21.25

± 1.43

11

ICP

 

V

µg/kg

1307

1233

1261

± 143

11

ICP

 

P

g/kg

3.60

3.84

3.85

± 0.178

113

ICP

 

Zn

mg/kg

29.9

32.7

32.8

± 2.30

102

ICP

Tobacco leaves

Al

mg/kg

222

252

251.9

± 48.7

25

ICP

 

Ba

mg/kg

26.4

21.74

22.32

± 2.76

12

ICP

 

Be

µg/kg

6.5

10.5

 

 

4

ICP

 

B

mg/kg

43.4

41.6

41.8

± 4.68

82

ICP

 

Ca

g/kg

30.5

30.8

30.83

± 2.03

112

ICP

 

Cd

µg/kg

2985

2570

2550

± 288

34

ICPMS

 

Co

µg/kg

391

297.5

299.1

± 49.9

24

ICP-MS

 

Cr

µg/kg

5960

6274

6309

± 1041

27

ICP

 

Cu

mg/kg

12.6

12.4

12.32

± 1.16

102

ICP

 

Fe

mg/kg

317

323

325

± 40.6

104

ICP

 

Li

µg/kg

6850

7493

 

 

4

ICP

 

Mg

g/kg

4.90

4.73

4.739

± 0.328

112

ICP

 

Mn

mg/kg

309

293.5

295

± 23.8

104

ICP

 

Mo

µg/kg

1328

1217

1212

± 160

29

ICPMS

 

Na

mg/kg

336

248

248

± 43

65

ICP

 

Ni

µg/kg

1146

1151

1080

± 244

29

ICP

 

Pb

mg/kg

5626

5549

5688

± 789

36

ICPMS

 

S

g/kg

4.45

5.31

5.37

± 0.388

63

ICP

 

Sr

mg/kg

82.2

82.2

82.5

± 2.58

11

ICP

 

V

µg/kg

546

650

684

± 87

9

ICP

 

P

g/kg

4.29

4.61

4.61

± 0.281

112

ICP

 

Zn

mg/kg

181

186

186

± 13.8

101

ICP

Wheat grains

Al

mg/kg

110

123.4

123.9

± 26.7

25

ICP

 

Ba

mg/kg

2.52

2.02

2.066

± 0.38

11

ICP

 

Be

µg/kg

0.5

2.67

 

 

2

ICP

 

B

mg/kg

0.90

1.445

1.384

± 0.89

68

ICP

 

Ca

g/kg

0.725

0.74

0.727

± 0.085

111

ICP

 

Cd

µg/kg

17.4

16.8

16.22

± 3.91

21

ICPMS

 

Co

µg/kg

43.8

41.6

39.6

± 7.6

19

ICP-MS

 

Cr

µg/kg

289

349

338

± 112

24

ICP

 

Cu

mg/kg

3.56

4.20

4.20

± 0.44

103

ICP

 

Fe

mg/kg

148

164.7

166.2

± 22.4

105

ICP

 

Li

µg/kg

154

152

 

 

4

ICP

 

Mg

g/kg

1.22

1.203

1.202

± 0.075

112

ICP

 

Mn

mg/kg

14.2

12.27

12.35

± 1.36

104

ICP

 

Mo

µg/kg

825

823

811

± 99

28

ICPMS

 

Na

mg/kg

65.2

48.4

46.7

± 15.1

60

ICP

 

Ni

µg/kg

172

190

191

± 48

25

ICP

 

Pb

µg/kg

192

199

189

± 32

26

ICPMS

 

S

g/kg

1.23

1.15

1.154

± 0.106

62

ICP

 

Sr

mg/kg

4.71

4.72

4.83

± 0.40

11

ICP

 

V

µg/kg

155

234

243

± 51

10

ICP

 

P

g/kg

3.26

3.45

3.46

± 0.201

113

ICP

 

Zn

mg/kg

25.6

27.35

27.4

± 2.11

102

ICP

Table 3: Median and concentration ranges found (95%) found in different types of chocolates, mg/kg fresh weight (Element symbols in italics mark ICP-MS- data).