We performed a statistical analysis of the concentration of mineral elements, by means of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), in different varieties of garlic from Spain, Tunisia, and Italy. Nubia Red Garlic (Sicily) is one of the most known Italian varieties that belongs to traditional Italian food products (P.A.T.) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. The obtained results suggest that the concentrations of the considered elements may serve as geographical indicators for the discrimination of the origin of the different samples. In particular, we found a relatively high content of Selenium in the garlic variety known as Nubia red garlic, and, indeed, it could be used as an anticarcinogenic agent.

Statistical Analysis of Mineral Concentration for the Geographic Identification of Garlic Samples from Sicily (Italy), Tunisia and Spain / Vadalà, Rossella; Mottese Antonio, F.; Bua Giuseppe, D.; Salvo, Andrea; Mallamace, Domenico; Corsaro, Carmelo; Vasi, Sebastiano; Giofrè Salvatore, V.; Alfa, Maria; Cicero, Nicola; Dugo, Giacomo. - In: FOODS. - ISSN 2304-8158. - 5:1(2016), pp. 1-11. [10.3390/foods5010020]

Statistical Analysis of Mineral Concentration for the Geographic Identification of Garlic Samples from Sicily (Italy), Tunisia and Spain

Salvo Andrea;
2016

Abstract

We performed a statistical analysis of the concentration of mineral elements, by means of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), in different varieties of garlic from Spain, Tunisia, and Italy. Nubia Red Garlic (Sicily) is one of the most known Italian varieties that belongs to traditional Italian food products (P.A.T.) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. The obtained results suggest that the concentrations of the considered elements may serve as geographical indicators for the discrimination of the origin of the different samples. In particular, we found a relatively high content of Selenium in the garlic variety known as Nubia red garlic, and, indeed, it could be used as an anticarcinogenic agent.
2016
Nubia Red Garlic; ICP-MS; PCA; multi-element profile; geographic origin; anticarcinogenesis
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Statistical Analysis of Mineral Concentration for the Geographic Identification of Garlic Samples from Sicily (Italy), Tunisia and Spain / Vadalà, Rossella; Mottese Antonio, F.; Bua Giuseppe, D.; Salvo, Andrea; Mallamace, Domenico; Corsaro, Carmelo; Vasi, Sebastiano; Giofrè Salvatore, V.; Alfa, Maria; Cicero, Nicola; Dugo, Giacomo. - In: FOODS. - ISSN 2304-8158. - 5:1(2016), pp. 1-11. [10.3390/foods5010020]
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