Arsenic(As)is a toxic element that exists widely in the environment,with food consumption being an important route of human As exposure.According to the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives(JECFA)No.72,nori,rice,and rice products tend to contain high As concentrations.Sushi is a traditional Japanese food,which has gained popularity in the Chinese population in recent years.With nori and rice being the main ingredients,sushi may contain a considerable amount of As and pose health risk to human health.In this study,a total of 20 sushi samples were collected from 20 stores in Nanjing,China.Total As concentration and species in samples(n=20 and 4)were measured to assess the health risk associated with sushi consumption.Dividing sushi into different ingredients,we observed that nori,rice,and other fillings contributed to 3.31%±0.88%,69.48%±9.57%,and 27.20%±10.10%of fresh weight of sushi,respectively.Arsenic concentrations in the nori,rice,and the whole sushi samples were 3.14-27.18,0.10-0.85,0.34-1.57 mg·kg-1,with average of(9.67±6.65),(0.31±0.22),(0.63±0.27)mg·kg-1,respectively.Speciation analysis showed that As in the nori mainly occurred as low toxicity arsenobetaine(AsB),dimethylated arsenic(DMA),and arsenosugar,which contributed to 8.02%±6.57%,37.40%±12.70%,and 54.59%±17.31%of total As,with inorganic As being not detected.In addition to DMA(22.44%±5.79%),the rice contained high toxicity arsenite(As(Ⅲ),49.15%±9.52%),dimethylated monothioarsenate(DMMTA,12.48%±2.36%),and arsenate(As(Ⅴ),11.59%±9.65%).Consisting of nori and rice,sushi contained all As species observed in nori and rice,including AsB(10.32%±7.91%),DMA(34.40%±22.04%),arsenosugar(32.87%±22.87%),As(Ⅲ)(15.94%± 9.19%),and As(Ⅴ)(2.44%±4.87%).Based on As concentration and species,health risk associated with sushi consumption was assessed.The estimated daily intake of inorganic As for adults was averagely(0.21±0.09)μg·kg-1·d-1bw,which was far lower than the BMDL0.5 baseline dose of 3 μg·kg-1·d-1 bw proposed by the World Health Organization,indicating that eating sushi had a low cancer risk.In this study,As concentration,As species,and health risk of sushi samples collected from Nanjing market were studied,advancing our understanding of As exposure and health risk associated with sushi consumption.
sushinoriricearsenichealth risk assessment
杨金蕾、王宏宇、周磊、张耀升、历红波
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南京大学环境学院,南京,210023
寿司 海苔 米饭 砷化物 健康风险
国家自然科学基金国家自然科学基金江苏省农业自主创新项目江苏省农业自主创新项目Jiangsu Agricultural Independent Innovation Program