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Due to the consumption of the herby cheese in south eastern Anatolia-Turkey is at high ratio, chemical parameters such as dry matter, pH, acidity, aCl, protein, fat and trace metal contents in 50 different herby cheeses produced at this region have been determined in the presented study. The content of lead, copper, cobalt, nickel, chromium, cadmium, and iron have been analyzed by flame atomic absorption spectrometer in air/acetylene flame after combination ash digestion method and wet digestion method. The mean concentration of lead, copper, cobalt, nickel, chromium and cadmium in our samples are higher than literature values except iron.
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Vural, A., Narin, I., Erkan, M.E. et al. Trace metal levels and some chemical parameters in herby cheese collected from south eastern Anatolia-Turkey. Environ Monit Assess 139, 27–33 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-007-9806-z
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