Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: December | Volume: 6 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 107-112
Detection of Adulterants in Red Chili Powder with Special Emphasis on Qualitative and Quantitative Estimation of Sudan I Dye In Red Chili Powder
Margi Gandhi1, Rajashree Mashru2
1Faculty of Pharmacy, Kalabhavan, The M.S.University of Baroda, Baroda, India
2Faculty of Pharmacy, The M.S.University of Baroda, India
Corresponding Author: Rajashree Mashru
ABSTRACT
Objective: This study was carried out to detect adulterants in red chili powder.
Method: Detection test of adulterants which include presence or absence of brick powder, artificial color, oil soluble color with qualitative and quantitative estimation of Sudan I (carcinogenic dye) in red chili powder.
Results: Ten samples were tested out of which none of the sample showed presence of brick powder, seven samples showed presence of artificial colors, six sample showed presence of oil soluble color, six samples was detected by Thin layer chromatography for presence of Sudan I dye and when quantified spectrophotometrically were found in concentration range of 0.3-2.827 ppm.
Conclusion: Sudan dyes are very harmful colors that possess carcinogenic effects on human health and their usage should be checked and banned in spices. Thus reliable method was developed to detect presence of Sudan dye in chili powder by both qualitative and quantitative manner.
Key words: Adulterants, Sudan I dye, Red chili powder.
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