Macro and Trace Element Contents of Some Wild Plants Consumed as Vegetable in Manisa District, Turkey

In this study, macro elements (Na, Mg, Ca and K) and trace elements (Li, Fe, Zn, Mn, Se, Al, V, Cr, Ni, Cu, Pb, As, Co, Cd and Hg) in wild edible plant samples (Campanula sp, Anethum graveolens, Malva sylvestris, Onopordum tauricum, Cichorium endivia, Rumex patientia, Urtica diocia, Papaver rhaeas, Opopanax hispidus, Rumex acetosella, Eradium sp, Petroselinum crispum, Metha viridis, Eruca sativa, Sinapis arvensis, Lepidium sativum and Cardaria draba) grown in Mt. Yuntdağ and purchased from three different markets in Manisa district were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer after microwave digestion procedure. Selected plants for analysis are mostly consumed by people throughout the season. The mean concentrations of Na, Mg, Ca, K, Li, Fe, Zn, Mn, Se, Al, V, Cr, Ni, Cu, Pb, As, Co and Cd were determined as 201 to 15896, 1597 to 4783, 3676 to 13290, >20000, 0.27 to 4.37, 144 to 666, 18.0 to 52.0, 21.2 to 86.5, 0.08 to 0.25, 111 to 693, 2.18 to 5.67, 2.62 to 13.4, 1.32 to 6.30, 6.40 to 38.7, 0.12 to 0.78, 1.07 to 3.25, 0.05 to 0.47, 0.08 to 0.50 (µg g-1,dry weight), respectively. Hg values for plant samples were well below the detection limit of the method