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Zn in vegetables: a review and some insights

Zn is an important element in both industrial and biological sense. The great industrial importance of Zn has made this element a potential hazard to vegetable consuming humans. In this review, the important biological role of Zn and the human Zn dietary requirement as well as its toxicity are discu...

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Main Authors:	Koe, Wei Wong, Chee, Kong Yap, Nulit, Rosimah, Omar, Hishamuddin, Aris, Ahmad Zaharin, Wan, Hee Cheng, Latif, Mohd Talib, Chee, Seng Leow
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Published:	Open Access Text 2019
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spelling	my.upm.eprints.827762020-08-26T02:59:33Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82776/ Zn in vegetables: a review and some insights Koe, Wei Wong Chee, Kong Yap Nulit, Rosimah Omar, Hishamuddin Aris, Ahmad Zaharin Wan, Hee Cheng Latif, Mohd Talib Chee, Seng Leow Zn is an important element in both industrial and biological sense. The great industrial importance of Zn has made this element a potential hazard to vegetable consuming humans. In this review, the important biological role of Zn and the human Zn dietary requirement as well as its toxicity are discussed. The Zn in various commonly consumed vegetables have also been reviewed. Based on a range to previous studies, it is confirmed that human activities such as metal mining and smelting as well as the application of manure fertilizer could contribute to Zn enrichment in both cultivation soil and the vegetable tissues. Zn in vegetable tissues also been discovered to have a strong and positive correlation with some element such as K, Fe, Mn and Cd. Due to Zn’s industrial importance, it will always be a possibility of the occurrence of high Zn enrichment due to anthropogenic activities. Despite the biological importance, the constant monitoring of Zn in various food crops should not be neglected. Open Access Text 2019-03 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82776/1/Zn%20in%20vegetables%20a%20review%20and%20some%20insights.pdf Koe, Wei Wong and Chee, Kong Yap and Nulit, Rosimah and Omar, Hishamuddin and Aris, Ahmad Zaharin and Wan, Hee Cheng and Latif, Mohd Talib and Chee, Seng Leow (2019) Zn in vegetables: a review and some insights. Integrative Food, Nutrition and Metabolism, 6. pp. 1-7. ISSN ESSN: 2056-8339 10.15761/IFNM.1000245
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description	Zn is an important element in both industrial and biological sense. The great industrial importance of Zn has made this element a potential hazard to vegetable consuming humans. In this review, the important biological role of Zn and the human Zn dietary requirement as well as its toxicity are discussed. The Zn in various commonly consumed vegetables have also been reviewed. Based on a range to previous studies, it is confirmed that human activities such as metal mining and smelting as well as the application of manure fertilizer could contribute to Zn enrichment in both cultivation soil and the vegetable tissues. Zn in vegetable tissues also been discovered to have a strong and positive correlation with some element such as K, Fe, Mn and Cd. Due to Zn’s industrial importance, it will always be a possibility of the occurrence of high Zn enrichment due to anthropogenic activities. Despite the biological importance, the constant monitoring of Zn in various food crops should not be neglected.
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author	Koe, Wei Wong Chee, Kong Yap Nulit, Rosimah Omar, Hishamuddin Aris, Ahmad Zaharin Wan, Hee Cheng Latif, Mohd Talib Chee, Seng Leow
spellingShingle	Koe, Wei Wong Chee, Kong Yap Nulit, Rosimah Omar, Hishamuddin Aris, Ahmad Zaharin Wan, Hee Cheng Latif, Mohd Talib Chee, Seng Leow Zn in vegetables: a review and some insights
author_facet	Koe, Wei Wong Chee, Kong Yap Nulit, Rosimah Omar, Hishamuddin Aris, Ahmad Zaharin Wan, Hee Cheng Latif, Mohd Talib Chee, Seng Leow
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title	Zn in vegetables: a review and some insights
title_short	Zn in vegetables: a review and some insights
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url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82776/1/Zn%20in%20vegetables%20a%20review%20and%20some%20insights.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82776/
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Zn in vegetables: a review and some insights

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