Determination of sulfite in dried fruits in relation to consumer health risk assessment / Ain Najihah Kamaruzaman

Sulphur dioxide are belong to the group known as sulphiting agents that widely used in food products as a preservatives. These studies have majorly focused on the concentration of sulphites in dried fruits and the relation to consumer health risk assessment. Three types of dried fruits which are apr...

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spelling my-uitm-ir.456022021-04-23T02:43:50Z Determination of sulfite in dried fruits in relation to consumer health risk assessment / Ain Najihah Kamaruzaman 2018 Kamaruzaman, Ain Najihah Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Food and food supply in relation to public health Food processing and manufacture Nutrition. Foods and food supply Sulphur dioxide are belong to the group known as sulphiting agents that widely used in food products as a preservatives. These studies have majorly focused on the concentration of sulphites in dried fruits and the relation to consumer health risk assessment. Three types of dried fruits which are apricots, raisins and dates were chosen to be the samples in this study. The results indicated that the bulk dried fruits apricots, raisins and dates have higher concentration of sulphites compared to packaged dried fruits. The mean concentration for those three types of dried fruits sold in bulk were 1230.0 mg/kg, 1228.6 mg/kg and 1218.8 mg/kg, respectively. The reason of this difference may be the rate of sulphur dioxide (SO2) loss depends on food product composition as well as storage temperature. Apricots with the highest sulphites concentration in bulk dried fruits also have the highest ratio of Hazard Index (HI) which is > 10. The estimated daily intake (EDI) for children also higher than adults, therefore, Hazard Index (HI) also higher in ratio. Children were the most vulnerable group compare to adult. Consumer who have allergies for sulphites should reduce the intake of dried fruits according to the guideline of dietary intake in food products. Thus, continuous monitoring and stricter regulation of sulfites using in food products should be enforced. 2018 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/45602/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/45602/1/45602.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA ( Kampus Puncak Alam ) Faculty of Health Sciences
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
collection UiTM Institutional Repository
language English
topic Public health
Hygiene
Preventive Medicine
Food and food supply in relation to public health
Food processing and manufacture
Public health
Hygiene
Preventive Medicine
spellingShingle Public health
Hygiene
Preventive Medicine
Food and food supply in relation to public health
Food processing and manufacture
Public health
Hygiene
Preventive Medicine
Kamaruzaman, Ain Najihah
Determination of sulfite in dried fruits in relation to consumer health risk assessment / Ain Najihah Kamaruzaman
description Sulphur dioxide are belong to the group known as sulphiting agents that widely used in food products as a preservatives. These studies have majorly focused on the concentration of sulphites in dried fruits and the relation to consumer health risk assessment. Three types of dried fruits which are apricots, raisins and dates were chosen to be the samples in this study. The results indicated that the bulk dried fruits apricots, raisins and dates have higher concentration of sulphites compared to packaged dried fruits. The mean concentration for those three types of dried fruits sold in bulk were 1230.0 mg/kg, 1228.6 mg/kg and 1218.8 mg/kg, respectively. The reason of this difference may be the rate of sulphur dioxide (SO2) loss depends on food product composition as well as storage temperature. Apricots with the highest sulphites concentration in bulk dried fruits also have the highest ratio of Hazard Index (HI) which is > 10. The estimated daily intake (EDI) for children also higher than adults, therefore, Hazard Index (HI) also higher in ratio. Children were the most vulnerable group compare to adult. Consumer who have allergies for sulphites should reduce the intake of dried fruits according to the guideline of dietary intake in food products. Thus, continuous monitoring and stricter regulation of sulfites using in food products should be enforced.
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author Kamaruzaman, Ain Najihah
author_facet Kamaruzaman, Ain Najihah
author_sort Kamaruzaman, Ain Najihah
title Determination of sulfite in dried fruits in relation to consumer health risk assessment / Ain Najihah Kamaruzaman
title_short Determination of sulfite in dried fruits in relation to consumer health risk assessment / Ain Najihah Kamaruzaman
title_full Determination of sulfite in dried fruits in relation to consumer health risk assessment / Ain Najihah Kamaruzaman
title_fullStr Determination of sulfite in dried fruits in relation to consumer health risk assessment / Ain Najihah Kamaruzaman
title_full_unstemmed Determination of sulfite in dried fruits in relation to consumer health risk assessment / Ain Najihah Kamaruzaman
title_sort determination of sulfite in dried fruits in relation to consumer health risk assessment / ain najihah kamaruzaman
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA ( Kampus Puncak Alam )
granting_department Faculty of Health Sciences
publishDate 2018
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/45602/1/45602.pdf
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