The Nitrate Content of Commonly Consumed Cereals in Iran
Publish place: 4th International Congress on Food Science & Technology & Agriculture and Food Security
Publish Year: 1400
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FOODCONG04_024
تاریخ نمایه سازی: 10 اردیبهشت 1401
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The excessive presence of nitrate in foodstuff can be potentially toxic and carcinogenic to humans. This is because about ۸۰% of the nitrate that enters the human body comes from vegetables. Therefore, the present study determined the nitrate content in commonly consumed cereals (rice and wheat) by Iranians. A total of ۴۲ samples of cereals were randomly collected from major grocery stores in different cities in Iran between September ۲۲ and December ۱۵, ۲۰۲۰. The methods of HPLC-UV were used to evaluate the nitrate content. The detection limit (L.O.D.) and limit of quantification (L.O.Q.) were ۰.۰۷۱ and ۰.۲۲ mg kg-۱۲۴ , respectively. As a result, the mean nitrate level in rice samples was ۵۰.۹۰ mg kg-۱ and in wheat was ۴۹.۹۰ mg kg-۱۲۵ . Despite the high average levels, they were not significantly different with their standard levels. Taken together, this information could allow the establishment of a database for the quantification of nitrate exposure and its risk-benefit determination in the Iranian population.
Authors
Behrooz Jannat
Halal research center of IRI, F.D.A., Iran
Sara Mohamadi
Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahre-Kord University, Shahre- Kord, Iran
Narges Abdoli
Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.), Tehran, Iran
Tayebeh Zienali
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
Parisa Sadighara
Department of Environmental Health, Food Safety Division, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran