Table 7 Comparison of detected toxic metals concentrations (mg/kg) between wet foods for dogs and cats.
From: Toxic element levels in ingredients and commercial pet foods
Toxic metals | Wet dog foods | SEM | Wet cat foods | SEM | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aluminum (Al) | 115.84a | 3.2452 | 102.08b | 2.7003 | 0.0033 |
Antimony (Sb) | 1.7858a | 0.4029 | 1.8091a | 0.3595 | 0.9659 |
Barium (Ba) | 13.718a | 1.1167 | 9.9391b | 0.8426 | 0.0116 |
Cadmium (Cd) | 1.7299a | 0.3966 | 1.7026a | 0.3487 | 0.9591 |
Lead (Pb) | 5.9801a | 0.7373 | 6.6883a | 0.6912 | 0.4936 |
Cobalt (Co) | 0.3862a | 0.1874 | 0.4813a | 0.1854 | 0.7255 |
Chromium (Cr) | 3.4801a | 0.5625 | 3.3654a | 0.4903 | 0.8789 |
Tin (Sn) | 9.7042a | 0.9393 | 9.1961a | 0.8105 | 0.685 |
Iron (Fe) | 460.81a | 6.4724 | 415.07b | 5.445 | < 0.0001 |
Mercury (Hg) | 1.3323a | 0.348 | 1.3732a | 0.3132 | 0.9314 |
Nickel (Ni) | 0.6435a | 0.2419 | 0.9233a | 0.2568 | 0.4479 |
Uranium (U) | 31.1574b | 1.683 | 36.5015a | 1.6147 | 0.0331 |
Vanadium (V) | 0.5088a | 0.2151 | 0.5658a | 0.201 | 0.8493 |