Assessment of Five Macro Elements in Some Cereals Obtained from Ajaka Market in Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area, Kogi State, Nigeria

G.U. Ojattah¹ , S.O. Oguche²

1. Department of Sci. Lab & Tech (Biochemistry Option), School of Technology, Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State.
2. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Science, Bayero University, Kano State, Nigeria.

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.9 , Issue.1 , pp.19-24, Jan-2023

Online published on Jan 31, 2023

Copyright © G.U. Ojattah, S.O. Oguche . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
The concentration of five macro elements; Potassium (K), Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg), Sodium (Na) and Manganese (Mn) in some cereals (red maize, white maize, red guinea corn, white guinea corn and millet) sold in Ajaka market in Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria, were determined using titration method and UV-Visible spectrophotometer. The concentration of the macro elements (Mn, Na, Mg, Ca and K) ranges from 1.364 mg/Kg to 1.434 mg/Kg, 69.00 mg/Kg to 138 mg/Kg, 108 mg/Kg to 228 mg/Kg, 180 mg/Kg to 380 mg/Kg, 210 mg/Kg to 360 mg/Kg for red maize, white maize, white guinea corn, red guinea corn and millet respectively. The result of the analysis of these cereals are below the standard permissible limits of World Health Organization (WHO)/Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), indicating mineral deficiencies in the analyzed samples. The low concentration of these elements can have long-term health implications on the consumers of these cereals in the area of study. Therefore, constant monitoring of these macro elements should be carried out regularly on these cereals to ensure nutritious and quality food, since many of these cereals are brought to the market from neighbouring states that are prone to industrial and agricultural toxicants.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Cereals; Maize; Guinea Corn; Millet; Macro Elements; UV-Visible spectrophotometer; Titration

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