Element
White
Milk
Dark
Al
<LOQ
25.35 ± 1.40
26.7 ± 2.86
Ba
0.46 ± 0.06
1.76 ± 0.13
5.63 ± 0.34
Cu
0.17 ± 0.01
3.30 ± 0.02
12.18 ± 0.20
Fe
1.60 ± 0.23
56.44 ± 0.63
77.06 ± 1.81
Mn
0.23 ± 0.01
4.03 ± 0.04
13.36 ± 0.18
Sr
1.10 ± 0.07
2.54 ± 0.07
6.04 ± 0.34
Zn
3.89 ± 0.19
10.65 ± 0.04
23.06 ± 0.34
As*
6.52 ± 0.29
12.37 ± 0.56
14.06 ± 1.11
Co*
<LOQ
87.50 ± 1.72
358.68 ± 16.37
Cr*
<LOQ
456.73 ± 12.45
515.59 ± 23.65
Ni*
7.6 ± 1.1
195.97 ± 5.36
815.43 ± 15.37
Se*
17.62 ± 2.31
40.46 ± 1.67
70.77 ± 1.48
V*
9.70 ± 0.42
50.46 ± 2.77
76.37 ± 6.44
* Total content in µg/kg
Table 3:
Total content (mg/kg ± s, n=3) of essential and non-essential elements in white, milk and dark chocolate.
