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Phthalates levels in cold-pressed oils marketed in Turkey

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Cold-pressed oils are valuable vegetable oils. Phthalates are used as plasticizers and additives in foodstuffs and personal care products. Studies have shown that phthalates have harmful effects on human health. In this study, five phthalates di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), butyl-benzylphthalate (BBP), diisononyl phthalate (DiNP), and diisodecyl phthalate (DiDP) were evaluated in 30 different cold-pressed oils marketed in Turkey. DEHP was widespread in oils and detected in 18 of the 30 samples, ranging from 0.56 to 92.12 mg/kg. DBP was the second determined phthalate and detected in six of 30 oil samples at concentrations from 0.10 to 51.63 mg/kg. The other phthalates, BBP, DiNP, and DiDP were found in 4, 5, and 2 from a total of 30 samples, respectively. BBP and DiNP ranged between 3.88–6.04 and 4.26–80.74, respectively. DiDP was found in 2 samples with 85.02 and 2.69 mg/kg.

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This study is supported by the Balikesir University Scientific Research Projects Unit for providing financial support for the research project 2019/080, entitled “Investigation of the presence of phthalate in cold press oils.”

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  1. Engineering Faculty, Food Engineering Department, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey

    Mustafa Kiralan

  2. Istanbul Food Control Laboratory, Istanbul, Turkey

    İsra Toptanci

  3. Engineering Faculty, Food Engineering Department, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey

    Muhammed Yavuz

  4. Agricultural Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt

    Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan

  5. Deanship of Scientific Research, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan

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Kiralan, M., Toptanci, İ., Yavuz, M. et al. Phthalates levels in cold-pressed oils marketed in Turkey. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 5630–5635 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07162-y

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