The Role in the Human Diet of Bioaccumulation of Selenium, Copper, Zinc, Manganese and Iron in Edible Mushrooms in Various Habitat Conditions of NW Poland—A Case Study

Zofia Sotek, Małgorzata Stasińska, Ryszard Malinowski (), Bogumiła Pilarczyk, Renata Pilarczyk, Małgorzata Bąkowska, Katarzyna Malinowska, Patrycja Radke, Marcin Kubus, Alicja Malinowska and Aleksandra Bukowska
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Zofia Sotek: Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Szczecin, Adama Mickiewicza 16 Street, 70-383 Szczecin, Poland
Małgorzata Stasińska: Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Szczecin, Adama Mickiewicza 16 Street, 70-383 Szczecin, Poland
Ryszard Malinowski: Department of Environmental Management, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Słowackiego 17 Street, 71-434 Szczecin, Poland
Bogumiła Pilarczyk: Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Klemensa Janickiego 29 Street, 71-270 Szczecin, Poland
Renata Pilarczyk: Department of Ruminant Sciences, Laboratory of Biostatistics, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Klemensa Janickiego 29 Street, 71-270 Szczecin, Poland
Małgorzata Bąkowska: Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Klemensa Janickiego 29 Street, 71-270 Szczecin, Poland
Katarzyna Malinowska: Department of Bioengineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Słowackiego 17 Street, 71-434 Szczecin, Poland
Patrycja Radke: Institute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Wąska 12 Street, 71-899 Szczecin, Poland
Marcin Kubus: Department of Landscape Architecture, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Słowackiego 17 Street, 71-434 Szczecin, Poland
Alicja Malinowska: 109 Military Hospital with Outpatient Clinic, Księdza Piotra Skargi 9/11 Street, 71-422 Szczecin, Poland
Aleksandra Bukowska: Faculty of Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Bukowska 70 Street, 60-812 Poznan, Poland

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 18, 1-21

Abstract: The aim of the study was to determine the contents of microelements in Boletus edulis , Imleria badia and Leccinum scabrum , taking into account the soil conditions in selected forest areas of Northwest Poland and the bioaccumulation capacity of these fungi and their role in the human diet. Se, Cu, Zn, Mn and Fe contents were determined in the soil (organic and mineral layers) and mushrooms. The study showed that the soils on which fruiting bodies grew did not differ significantly in the contents of these trace elements. The concentrations of microelements in mushrooms in NW Poland were mostly at the lower range of the contents reported for these species in other regions of Poland and Europe. The uptake of microelements by the studied mushrooms was influenced by soil reaction, organic matter content, and bioavailable and total forms of the elements. B. edulis contained significantly more Se than other mushroom species and, together with I. badia , was much more abundant in Cu and Zn than L. scabrum . Fruiting bodies bioaccumulated Se (most strongly by B. edulis ; BCF = 120.6), Cu and Zn. The contents of microelements in the tested mushrooms may be supplementary elements in the human diet.

Keywords: fungi; microelements; properties of soil; Boletus edulis; Leccinum scabrum; Imleria badia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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