What is it about?
We evaluated the nutritional properties and heavy metal concentrations of land snails and clams. On the aspects on the nutritional properties, proximate contents of the snails were high and both the micro and micro minerals were significantly high. Heavy metals assessed especially the most poisonous metals (Hg,As,Pb) were below detectable limit.
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Why is it important?
The research is important in food safety
Perspectives
The safety of most of the aquatic and terrestrial foods we consume is questionable because of various industrial activities taken place in these environment. So the bio accumulation of toxic metals are inevitable. Therefore, continues assessment of toxic metals is advised for safe consumption.
Dr. Odangowei Inetiminebi Ogidi
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This page is a summary of: Assessment of Nutritional Properties and Heavy Metal Composition of African Giant Land Snails (Archachatina marginata) and Clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) from Ekowe Community, European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety, July 2020, Sciencedomain International,
DOI: 10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i630242.
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