| Sample |
Cd |
Cu |
Mn |
Pb |
Zn |
| Bedelle |
ND |
0.016±0.002 |
0.202±0.005 |
ND |
0.779±0.010 |
| Dashen |
ND |
0.052±0.006 |
0.091±0.007 |
ND |
1.697±0.019 |
| St. George |
ND |
0.048±0.002 |
0.091±0.004 |
0.030±0.002 |
1.000±0.008 |
| Harar |
ND |
0.056±0.002 |
0.051±0.002 |
ND |
0.599±0.025 |
| Meta |
0.007±0.001 |
0.012±0.000 |
0.042±0.005 |
ND |
3.528±0.051 |
| Mean |
0.0014 |
0.0368 |
0.0954 |
0.006 |
1.5206 |
| MTL |
0.5 |
5.0 |
– |
0.5 |
5.0 |
|
| ND–Not detected, MTL – maximum tolerance limits of metals in alcoholic beverages established by the Brazilian legislation. |
| Table 1: Metal concentrations (mg/l) of the analyzed beer samples and their limits in beer. |
