Ochratoxin Assay, Proximate and Mineral Composition of Commercially Packaged Fruit Juices Sold in Owerri, IMO State, Nigeria.

Onuoha, C. O. and Oranusi, S. U. and Braide, W. and Uzoh, C. V. and Orji, J. O. and Adeleye, S.A and Elom, Emeka Elom (2018) Ochratoxin Assay, Proximate and Mineral Composition of Commercially Packaged Fruit Juices Sold in Owerri, IMO State, Nigeria. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research, 49 (2). pp. 135-141. ISSN 0976 – 044X

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Abstract

The ochratoxin presence, proximate and mineral composition of 21 packaged single and multiple fruit juices sold in Owerri metropolis, Nigeria were assessed. The ochratoxin assay was carried out using an ochracard test kit. Results from the analysis showed that the moisture content of the juices ranged from 85.04 to 90.16%, ash content from 0.01 to 0.24%, the carbohydrate content from 9.80 to 14.4%, the pH values ranged from 2.95 to 3.77, the protein content from 0.32 to 1.48%, vitamin C from 4.90 to 36.00mg/100ml, the vitamin A from traces to 0.12 mg/100ml. Fibre and fat contents were in trace amounts. The mineral contents ranged from 65 to 234 mg/l for iron, 20 to 180 mg/l for calcium, 30 to 171 mg/l for sodium, 18 to 255 mg/l for potassium and 12 to 201 mg/l for magnesium. Nine (9) out of the 21 samples were positive for ochratoxin and the contamination rate was 42.9% for the fruit juices. The proximate and mineral content analyses were done using using standard chemical methods. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) test was employed to test the equality of the different fruit juices in terms of different mineral and proximate contents assayed in the samples.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ochratoxin, Mineral Content, Proximate Composition, Analysis of Variance
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology Q Science > QR Microbiology
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2019 09:53
Last Modified:	21 Nov 2019 09:53
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/12969

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