Estimation of arsenic contents in rice purchased on Peruvian markets and estimation of dietary intake by Peruvians through rice consumption

Sonia Tatiana  Zhunaula Guaman; Washington  Coaquira Ccahua; Nancy  Curasi Rafael; Ide  Unchupaico Payano; Julio Miguel  Angeles Suazo; Adriana  Gioda; Alex Rubén  Huamán De La Cruz

doi:10.17268/sci.agropecu.2021.021

Autores/as

Sonia Tatiana Zhunaula Guaman Universidad Peruana Unión, Escuela de Ingeniería Ambiental, Km 19 Carretera Central, Ñaña, Lurigancho, Lima
Washington Coaquira Ccahua Universidad Peruana Unión, Escuela de Ingeniería Ambiental, Km 19 Carretera Central, Ñaña, Lurigancho, Lima
Nancy Curasi Rafael Universidad Peruana Unión, Escuela de Ingeniería Ambiental, Km 19 Carretera Central, Ñaña, Lurigancho, Lima
Ide Unchupaico Payano Universidad Nacional Intercultural de la Selva Central Juan Santos Atahualpa, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Jr. Los Cedros 341, La Merced
Julio Miguel Angeles Suazo Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial, Av. Arequipa 265, Lima
Adriana Gioda Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Department of Chemistry, Rio de Janeiro
Alex Rubén Huamán De La Cruz Universidad Peruana Unión, Escuela de Ingeniería Ambiental, Km 19 Carretera Central, Ñaña, Lurigancho, Lima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17268/sci.agropecu.2021.021

Palabras clave:

Arsenic, Rice-, ICP-MS, Dietary intake, Risk assessment, South America

Resumen

Rice (Oryza sativa L) is an important source of essential elements but also can contain high As concentrations, which may be consumed and causes health effects. This work aimed to contribute to the lack of information quantifying the total arsenic (_tAs) in 31 domestic rice (white rice, n=19; brown rice, n=7; parboiled rice, n=5) of different brands purchased in Peruvian markets. The _tAs content was conducted by ICP-MS. The tAs concentration was compared to the maximum limits prescribed by regulatory agencies. Dietary intake (DI), dietary exposure (DE), and margin of exposure (MOE) were estimated. tAs concentration in white, brown and parboiled rice were 0.292 ± 0.106 mg/kg, 0.401 ± 0.081 mg/kg, 0.229 ± 0.03 mg/kg, respectively. Arsenic concentration in white rice exceeded limits recommended by FAO/WHO (0.20 mg kg^-1), and European legislation (0.25 mg kg^-1), but no Mercosul limits (0.3 mg kg^-1). The DE showed that, on average, Peruvians consume 5.60 μg As kg-1 BW weekly. The MOE value was higher than 1 at the mean dietary exposure level. Our findings suggest that the health risk from dietary arsenic exposure is low for the Peruvian population. However, more studies are needed to reduce dietary arsenic exposure in Peru

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