Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
Anurag and Amar P Garg

Abstract:
The objectives of this study were to measure the concentrations of minor toxic elements in multi-millet puffs using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and to compare concentrations of minor toxic elements in both germinated and non-germinated multi-millet puffs. Principal component analysis of differed germinated and non-germinated multi-millet puffs revealed that though the element concentrations in germinated multi-millet puffs was slightly higher than germinated multi-millet puffs but still it was within permissible limits. The higher concentration of toxic elements in germinated multi-millet puffs may be attributed to the use of water and other ingredients used during preparation. Minor elements included Selenium (Se), Nickel (Ni), Copper (Cu), Chromium (Cr) while toxic trace elements were Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd), and Lead (Pb) in non-germinated multi-millet puffs significantly correlated with those in germinated multi-millet puffs (p<0.05). The chemical analysis of elements indicated that germinated (T1-NGP, T2-NGP, and T3-NGP) multi-millet puffs showed higher concentrations of minor elements in germinated multi-millet puffs constituted Se - 286.495-312.689 ng/g, Ni -286.495-312.689 ng/g, Cu - 286.495-312.689 ng/g, Cr - 286.495-312.689 ng/g. The toxic trace elements: including constituted Arsenic (As) 4.3-6.8 ng/g, Cadmium (Cd) 1.2-1.8 ng/g, and Lead (Pb) 5.2-11.3 ng/g were very low and did not pose any threat to consumer as per recommendation of FSSAI as analysed through AOAC, 2015 method.