[Application of ICP-MS/ICP-AES to detection of 22 trace elements in fruits of elm].

Fruit of elm has been a popular food in Chinese county for many years. With the rapid development of food nutrition and food safety, more and more people begin to pay attention to its content of trace elements and heavy metals. The wild fruit of elm was studied by ICP-MS/ICP-AES to detect the 22 trace elements. The results showed that the fruit of elm contained many trace elements which are necessary to human health: The concentrations of Mg, Ca, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Sr and Rb were 224.57, 269.73, 9.23, 64.93, 1.68, 4.79, 7.68 and 2.21 microg x g(-1) (FW) respectively; while those of Li, B, V, Co, Ni, Se, Br, Mo and Sn were 318.43, 518.83, 265.52, 108.50, 411.21, 34.51, 51.72, 109.90 and 31.51 ng x g(-1) (FW), respectively. Except the wholesome trace elements, contents of heavy metals (As, Cr, Pb and Cd) are also the important standard to identify the quality of food, and the results showed that the concentrations of heavy metals, Pb, Cd, As, Hg and Cr were respectively 557.87, 8.81, 345.55, 0.78 and 347.97 ng x g(-1) (FW) in fruit of elm, which meet the national hygiene standards.