Table 11. Difference of heavy metals content in green beans and roasted coffee beans

No. of samples Pb (mg/kg) Cd (mg/kg)
Mean ± S.D. (min. – max.) Mean ± S.D. (min. – max.)
Total 79 0.052 ± 0.061 (0.000 – 0.393) 0.006 ± 0.006 (0.000 – 0.028)
Green bean 24 0.014 ± 0.020 (0.000 – 0.073) 0.002 ± 0.003 (0.000 – 0.012)
Roasted coffee bean 55 0.069 ± 0.066 (0.000 – 0.393) 0.008 ± 0.006 (0.001 – 0.028)
Means within a vertical column are significantly different by independent t-test (p<0.05).