Decrease of arsenic in edible brown algae Hijikia fusiforme by the cooking process
Decrease of arsenic in edible brown algae Hijikia fusiforme by the cooking process
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通过烹饪过程减少食用褐藻 Hijikia fusiforme 中的砷
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2006
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T. Kaise
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S. Ichikawa;Michiko Kamoshida;K. Hanaoka;M. Hamano;T. Maitani;T. Kaise
A type of edible sea brown algae, Hijikiafusiforme, contains a high concentration of inorganic arsenic. In July 2004, the British Food Standard Agency (FSA) advised people not to eat a type of seaweed called Hijiki because it contained high levels of arsenic. We examined the removal of inorganic arsenic compounds in H. fusiforme by performing a soaking procedure with pure water, and the excretion of arsenic contained in Hijiki was investigated in mice. The total arsenic was measured by hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry (HG-AAS), and the speciation analysis of arsenic was monitored by high-performance liquid chromatograph coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HPLc/ICP-MS). It was observed that 28.2-58.8% (w/w) of the total arsenic in edible alga H. fusiforme was eluted with water, and 49.3-60.5% (w/w) of arsenic in the residue of Hijiki was dissolved by cooking. Thus, 88.7-91.5% (w/w) of arsenic in Hijiki is removable by the cooking process. When Hijiki was given to mice, dimethylarsinic acid (DMAA) was mainly metabolized in urine. It became evident that soaking with water and cooking are effective for removing arsenic in edible brown algae.