Bioaccessibility and arsenic speciation in carrots, beets and quinoa from a contaminated area of Chile

Total and bioaccessible heavy metals in cabbage from major producing cities in Southwest China: health risk assessment and cytotoxicity

“…The mean bioaccessibility of As, Cd, Pb and Cr were 11.3, 87.3, 78.1, and 67.5% based on the gastric phase. Among the four metals, As showed the lowest bioaccessibility at 11.3%, which was inconsistent with Pizarro et al 52 that As in beets and carrots showed high bioavailability at 90 and 98%. This difference may be attributed to differences in plants and As species.…”