通过机械加工生产的"Kokonte"面粉的消费造成的重金属污染和健康风险
Olutayo Abiodun Oluyinka1, Mary-Magdalene Pedavoah1, Emmanuel Olajide Oyelude1
1Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo, Ghana.
概括
机械盘磨法适度增加 kokonte 面粉中的重金属含量. 然而,该研究没有发现与这种食品加工方法相关的重大慢性非致癌健康风险.
科学领域:
- 食品科学与技术 食品科学与技术
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 分析化学 分析化学
背景情况:
- 食品中的重金属污染是一个日益严重的全球问题,由传统食品加工转向机械化食品加工所加剧.
- 在许多地区,像kokonte面粉一样,以木为基础的产品是主食,因此它们的安全性至关重要.
- 了解加工方法对食品污染的影响对于公共卫生至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估机械圆盘研磨对面粉中重金属污染的贡献.
- 评估机械加工的kokonte面粉中重金属含量的慢性非致癌健康风险.
- 为了比较使用机械盘磨机加工的kokonte面粉中的重金属含量与传统的砂和斗方法.
主要方法:
- 用机械盘磨机和砂和头 (控制) 制备Kokonte面粉样本.
- 重金属分析 (Fe,Zn,Mn,Cu,Pb,Ni) 是使用火焰原子吸收光谱仪在水中消化后进行的.
- 污染因子 (CF),污染负载指数 (PLI),危险系数 (HQ) 和危险指数 (HI) 计算以评估污染和健康风险.
主要成果:
- 与对照样本相比,机械磨粉的kokonte面粉的Fe,Zn,Mn,Cu,Pb和Ni度显著更高.
- 污染因子 (CF) 值表明中度污染,污染负载指数 (PLI) 为1.6,证实了盘磨的累积效应.
- 所有危险系数 (HQ) 值和整体危险指数 (HI) 都低于1,表明没有显著的慢性非致癌健康风险.
结论:
- 机械圆盘研磨工艺适度增加了 kokonte 面粉中的重金属含量.
- 尽管金属含量增加,但相关的慢性非致癌健康风险被发现是微不足道的.
- 建议包括使用食品级研磨机组件,确保适当的维护,并实施监测系统,以提高机械加工中的食品安全.
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