Analytical investigation of chromium and zinc in sweet, sour and bitter tasting fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants
| Autor: | Syed Ahmad Tirmizi, Muhammad Hamid Sarwar Wattoo, Muhammad Mazhar, Feroza Hamid Wattoo, Allah Nawaz Memon, Javed Iqbal |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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| Zdroj: | Química Nova, Vol 30, Iss 7, Pp 1573-1577 (2007) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0100-4042 1678-7064 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0100-40422007000700014 |
| Popis: | Sweet, sour and bitter tasting fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants are an important component of human diet. The role of chromium and zinc in carbohydrate metabolism for control of diabetes is highlighted in selected commodities. Average levels of chromium and zinc in sweet taste were 0.69 ± 0.48 mg kg-1 and 4.81 ± 4.31 mg kg-1 respectively with correlation of 0.545, while in sour taste the values were 22.5 ± 22.0 mg kg-1 and 24.5 ± 11.8 mg kg-1 respectively with the correlation of 0.239 and in bitter taste, 0.61 ± 0.33 mg kg-1 and 4.70 ± 3.54 mg kg-1 respectively with correlation of 0.343. Overall, sour tasting commodities were found higher in levels of chromium and zinc and are recommended as food supplement for diabeties. None of these species contain metals above the toxic level. |
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