Assessment of the aluminium contents of black tea and black tea infusions

Abstract The aluminium (Al) can cause health problems to human being at overdose. black tea is among the most common beverages in world but may contain higher amount of Al. This study was conducted determine Al content produced Rize, Tabzon and Giresun/ Turkey transferred into infusions. Tea infusions were prepared for 15, 30, 45 60 min determined using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). teas ranged from 8177.75 ± 1167.76 15,657.72 1060.05 mg/kg. samples taken Trabzon lower than contents collected Rize Giresun. Infusion time effected significantly (p < 0.05). influenced by production location depended on harvest season >