Metal
Sweet Basil
(
Ocimum basilicum
)
Black Basil
(
Ocimum sanctum
)
Dwarf Basil
(
Ocimum
minumum
)
Flower
Leaf
Flower
Leaf
Flower
Leaf
As
0.17
2.1
0.15
1.8
0.12
1.2
Cr
20.3
21.4
10.7
24.4
9.4
7.8
Mn
100
192
21.4
267
30.8
124
Ni
11.9
18.6
2.7
13.2
2.4
5.7
Cu
23.7
29.2
18.7
21.4
7.4
15.1
Zn
28.8
34.2
18.7
28.2
7.6
11.8
Hg
0.17
2.1
0.20
2.0
0.21
1.2
Pb
15.3
18.5
7.5
9.4
5.3
8.0
Table 1
: Metal contents in various parts of basil mg kg
-1
dry weight.
