Abstract

Monitoring of nitrate in Swedish-produced lettuce and spinach over the past 10 years (1996-2005) showed that more than 95% of the samples were below the maximum levels established by the European Commission in 1997. The good agricultural practices used by Swedish farmers may partly explain these results. Analytical results of organic farming production of lettuce from 2000 showed low nitrate levels compared with conventional production. The 10 years of Swedish experience has shown good compliance with the European Union maximum levels, but even lower nitrate levels may be achieved by organic farming methods, at least regarding fresh lettuce grown under cover

Published in

Food Additives And Contaminants
2006, Volume: 23, number: 12, pages: 1283-1289
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

SLU Authors

• Merino, Leonardo

  • Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Åman, Per

  • Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Castillo, Maria del pilar

  • Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Food Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030600930543

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/10390