ESTIMATION OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MINERAL ELEMENTS IN VARIOUS TYPES OF LIBYAN DATES
Ismail A. Ajaj, Aziza Abdaljalil Mohamed, Manal F. AbuNwara, Rafall Mohamed Atya and Wafa Khalleefah Amhimmid
ABSTRACT
The concentration of some mineral elements in various Libyan dates (Ami, Tabuni, Bakrari, Amftiti, and Al-Fazani) was estimated to be higher than the limits of the Libyan standards, which specified that the moisture content should not exceed 26%, with the exception of the Bakrari dates, which were within the Libyan standards of (3690-4212 ppm), followed by magnesium at concentrations ranging from (690- 870 ppm), calcium ranging from (207- 688 ppm), sodium at (68-112 ppm), iron at (24.9- 37.9 ppm), and copper and chromium with concentrations ranging from (3.93–5 ppm) and (0.31-0.51 ppm) respectively. As for lead, its concentration in the studied samples was less than the device's detection limits.
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