Table 13. Difference of heavy metals content of the roasted coffee beans in producing areas

No. of samples Pb (mg/kg) Cd (mg/kg)
Mean ± S.D. (min. – max.) Mean ± S.D. (min.– max.)
America 2 0.011 ± 0.015 (0.000 – 0.021) 0.009 ± 0.003 (0.007 – 0.011)
Brazil 4 0.029 ± 0.039 (0.000 – 0.083) 0.008 ± 0.009 (0.001 – 0.021)
Colombia 8 0.072 ± 0.075 (0.000 – 0.238) 0.012 ± 0.007 (0.005 – 0.028)
Costa Rica 2 0.045 ± 0.037 (0.018 – 0.071) 0.013 ± 0.008 (0.007 – 0.018)
Ethiopia 8 0.110 ± 0.117 (0.024 – 0.393) 0.004 ± 0.003 (0.001 – 0.011)
Guatemala 4 0.072 ± 0.087 (0.000 – 0.184) 0.015 ± 0.008 (0.006 – 0.026)
Italia 2 0.040 ± 0.057 (0.000 – 0.080) 0.005 ± 0.001 (0.004 – 0.005)
Japan 2 0.081 ± 0.007 (0.076 – 0.086) 0.006 ± 0.000 (0.006 – 0.006)
Kenya 5 0.076 ± 0.038 (0.020 – 0.116) 0.004 ± 0.001 (0.003 – 0.005)
Panama 2 0.000 ± 0.000 (0.000 – 0.000) 0.003 ± 0.001 (0.002 – 0.004)
El Salvador 2 0.056 ± 0.034 (0.032 – 0.080) 0.009 ± 0.004 (0.006 – 0.012)
More than two contries 12 0.086 ± 0.030 (0.004 – 0.121) 0.007 ± 0.003 (0.003 – 0.013)
Others* 2 0.025 ± 0.035 (0.000 – 0.049) 0.008 ± 0.001 (0.007 – 0.008)
Means within a vertical column are not significantly different by one-way ANOVA test (p>0.05).
Others contain Indonesia (1 sample) and Peru (1 sample).