Table 12. Difference of heavy metals content of the roasted coffee beans in sale areas

No. of samples Pb (mg/kg) Cd (mg/kg)
Mean ± S.D. (min. – max.) Mean ± S.D. (min.– max.)
Wholesale store 18 0.055 ± 0.101 (0.000 – 0.393) 0.011 ± 0.008 (0.000 – 0.028)
Franchise coffee store 17 0.063 ± 0.050 (0.000 – 0.184) 0.007 ± 0.005 (0.002 – 0.017)
Market 20 0.085 ± 0.024 (0.004 – 0.121) 0.005 ± 0.002 (0.001 – 0.012)
Means within a vertical column are significantly different by Kruskal-Wallis test (p<0.05).