Impact of phytochemical-rich foods on bioaccessibility of mercury from fish

Use of a continuous leaching method to assess the oral bioaccessibility of trace elements in seafood

“…2). These results are in good agreement with those of Torres-Escribano, Ruiz, Barrios, Velez, and Montoro (2011) and Cabanero, Madrid, and Camara (2007) in tuna, and Shim, Ferruzzi, Kim, Janle, and Santerre (2009) in king mackerel (Table 5). The higher bioaccessibility reported by different authors (Laird, Shade, Gantner, Chan, & Siciliano, 2009;Torres-Escribano et al, Torres-Escribano, Ruiz (2011)) in other fish species may explain the highest values found in saithe and in one crab.…”

Novel approaches to improving the chemical safety of the meat chain towards toxicants

“…In order to comprehend the fate of contaminants in the digestive environment, it is also necessary to take into account the role of the subsequent steps in the digestive process, which bring into play microbial ecosystems capable of contributing to the body's response to food toxicants, namely the intestinal microbiota. It is also necessary to work on food interactions that could have an impact on bioaccessibility, such as phytochemical-rich foods (green tea, black tea, soy protein or grapefruit juice) that could decrease mercury bioaccessibility in meat as already demonstrated in fish (Shim, Ferruzzi, Kim, Janle, & Santerre, 2009). …”

Consensus document on the prevention of methylmercury exposure in Spain

“…Other elements, however, such as fruits, vegetables and fibre, seem to decrease MeHg levels in the organism [35][36][37]. In vitro digestion of fish has shown that phytochemical-rich foods such as green tea, black tea and soy protein reduce mercury bioaccessibility when consumed simultaneously with fish.…”

“…In vitro digestion of fish has shown that phytochemical-rich foods such as green tea, black tea and soy protein reduce mercury bioaccessibility when consumed simultaneously with fish. Thiol compounds found in garlic also act as mercury chelators [36,37].…”