Research Article

Determination of the Level of Selected Elements in Canned Meat and Fish and Risk Assessment for Consumer Health

Table 1

Characteristics of the tested material.

Sample codeMeat or fish typeNumber of samples analyzedComposition and comment

Canned meat
M1Beef3Beef 65%, water, pork skins 10%, vegetable fiber, modified starch, salt, soy protein, milk protein, onion, black pepper, chili pepper, marjoram, ginger, phosphate stabilizers
M2Beef3Beef 65%, water, pork skins 7%, bamboo fiber, modified starch, salt, monosodium glutamate, onion, vinegar, glucose, celery, phosphate stabilizers
M3Beef3Beef 84%, water, modified corn starch, salt, spices, onions
M4Beef3Beef 80%, water, pork skins 9%, pork lard, onions, salt, spices
M5Beef3Beef 98%, cooking salt, spices
M6Pork shoulder3Pork meat 76% (including pork shoulder meat 29%), water, salt, monosodium glutamate, maltodextrin, garlic, pepper, rapeseed oil, mustard, phosphate stabilizers, animal collagen protein
M7Pork3Pork 90%, water, salt
M8Pork stew3Pork 90%, water, salt
M9Pork luncheon meat3Pork 93%, water, salt
M10Pork luncheon meat3Pork 90%, water, salt
M11Pork luncheon meat3Pork 91%, water, salt, pork rinds, garlic, spices, stabilizers: diphosphates
M12Pork luncheon meat3Pork 93%, salt, stabilizers: phosphates, black pepper
M13Pork pate3Pork meat 30%, water, pork fat, pork skins, pork liver 5%, modified starch, salt, pork heart, pork tongues, milk powder, wheat flour, onion, parsley, monosodium glutamate
M14Chicken pate3Water, meat mechanically separated from chickens, rapeseed oil, liver and chicken skins, semolina, salt, soy protein, potato starch, onion, carrot, parsley, leek, herbal spices, milk powder, milk whey, sugar, maltodextrin, vegetable protein hydrolyzate, yeast extract

Canned fish
F1Tuna in sauce3Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) 64.8%, water, pineapple, pepper, sugar, vinegar, carrots, tomatoes, celery, bamboo, onion, tapioca starch, guar gum, thickeners, salt, pepper extract: natural dye, monosodium glutamate: flavor enhancer, garlic extract
F2Tuna in oil3Tuna 65%, vegetable oil 20%, water, salt
F3Tuna in sauce3Tuna (Thunnus albacares) 70%, water, salt
F4Sardines in oil3Sardines 80%, vegetable oil, salt
F5Sardines in oil3Sardines 70%, soybean oil, tabasco peppers, salt, vinegar
F6Sardines in tomatoes3Sardines 66%, tomato sauce 35% and water, tomato concentrate, sugar, vegetable oil, salt, onion, herbal spice extract, guar gum, xanthan gum
F7Smoked sprat in oil3Smoked sprat 60%, rapeseed oil 40%, salt
F8Sprat in oil3Smoked sprat 60%, vegetable oil, salt
F9Sprat in tomatoes3Sprat 68%, tomato sauce (32%) and water, tomato concentrate, sugar, spirit vinegar, vegetable oil, salt, onion, guar, locust bean gum, garlic, black pepper, allspice, sweet pepper, paprika aroma
F10Herring in oil3Fillets of smoked herring 60%, rapeseed oil 40%, salt
F11Herring in oil3Herring 50%, vegetable oil 46%, spices
F12Herring in tomatoes3Herring 68%, tomato sauce 32% and water, tomato concentrate, sugar, spirit vinegar, vegetable oil, salt, onion, guar gum, locust bean gum, black pepper, paprika aroma
F13Smoked mackerel in oil3Smoked mackerel fillet 60%, rapeseed oil 40%, salt
F14Mackerel in tomatoes3Mackerel fillets 60%, tomato sauce 40% and water, 10% tomato concentrate, sugar, rapeseed oil, modified starch, spirit vinegar, salt, onion, herbal spice extract, guar gum, xanthan gum, paprika extract
F15Brown bullhead in oil3Brown bullhead 60%, rapeseed oil 40%, salt
F16Brown bullhead in tomatoes3Brown bullhead 50%, tomato sauce 50% and water, tomato concentrate, sugar, rapeseed oil, modified starch, spirit vinegar, salt, tomatoes, onion, extracts of vegetable spices, spices, guar gum, xanthan gum, paprika extract, maltodextrin