摘要：The objective of this study was to determine the levels of certain minerals and heavy metals in 15 samples of locally produced Cami Bo¤az. cheese collected from cheese shops and district bazaars in Trabzon province, Turkey and evaluate whether the levels are within the acceptable limits given in the Turkish Food Codex. Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emmision Spectrometry, the average levels of the mineral substance and heavy metals in the Cami Bo¤az. cheese samples were determined as; calcium 3573.40±249.61 mg/kg, potassium 452.13±25.31 mg/kg, sodium 8413.31±506.59 mg/kg, magnesium 164.23±8.97 mg/kg, iron 0.37±0.17 mg/kg, zinc 27.52±1.85 mg/kg, copper 1.350±0.10 mg/kg, manganese 0.15±0.09 mg/kg, phosphorus 4272±269.90 mg/kg, lead 0.179±0.03 mg/kg and cadmium 0.028±0.001 mg/kg. These results show that the mineral content and heavy metal levels of the cheese samples were within the limits for certain foodstuffs (such as raw milk and heat-treated milk, hocafish, canned foods, beef and mutton) given in the Turkish Food Codex. This is the first report on the mineral and heavy metal content in Cami Bo¤az. cheese.
关键词：Cami Bo¤az. cheese; mineral substance; heavy metal; ICP-OES
