Characterization of Nutritional and Potentially Toxic Elements in Side-Streams and Oil from Herring (Clupea harengus L.) from Norway for Sustainable Ingredient Valorization

Fuente: PubMed "industrial biotechnology"
J Agric Food Chem. 2026 Mar 9. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5c16516. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis study reports primarily the levels of potentially toxic trace elements (PTTEs) in herring side-streams (skin, head, backbone, belly flap, viscera, and their mixture) and oils as raw materials for new ingredients and foods. Levels of 25 elements were determined by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry after acidic digestion. Samples with Hg and As levels >limit of quantification (LQ) were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled to ICP-MS to quantify inorganic and methylmercury species and the inorganic As (iAs) fraction. The levels of Pb and Hg in all side-streams were