Concentration of Macronutrients and Some Undesired Minerals in Some Sudanese Diets

Abstract

The aim of this study was to measure the macronutrients and some undesired minerals concentrations in some traditional Sudanese foods. Fifteen samples of different types of food were collected from Al-jazzera and Khartoum states markets. The collected samples included three different types of sorghum (AbAhamaed, Fatarita,Tabat), Millet,Wheat, Gundaila Dates, Roselle ,Tamarindous (Aradaib),Chick peas (Kabkaby), Lupines (Termes),Adansonia (Tabldy) ,Bayrony (Adasia), Haypaene (Doum),Vigna (lupia) and GrewiaTinnas (Godaim). Concentrations of some macro nutrients (K, Mg, Na, Ca, P) and the toxic elements (Be,Ba,Cd,Cr,Al,Pb,As,Sb,Sn,Sr), were determined by inductively coupled plasma (ICP, PQ 9000). Minerals contents were found to be different in all samples; they were ranging from very high to very low contents. Sodium content ranged from (<0.1441 ppm) in Gundaila date to (220 ppm) in Roselle. Magnesium contents were ranged from (13.51ppm) in Lupia to (3245 ppm) in Roselle. Calcium contents were ranged from (0.1999 ppm) in Abahmed to (1966.24 ppm) in Termes. Phosphorus contents were ranged from (638.5 ppm) in tabldy to (3639 ppm) in Adasia. Potassium content were ranged from (4295 ppm) in Fatarita to (27,648ppm) in Doum. Barium concentrations were ranged from (0.320 ppm) in Millet to (3034 ppm) in Roselle. Beryllium concentrations in all samples were ranged between (<0.00003 ppm) to (0.0100 ppm). Cadmium concentrations for all samples were between (<0.000198 ppm) and (0.0499 ppm). Aluminium concentration was ranged from (<0.00033 ppm) in Kabkaby and Adasia to (781.6 ppm) in Tabldy. Chromium concentrations ranged from (<0.000583ppm) in Lupia to (3.416ppm) in Termes. Arsenic concentration was at the lowest detection limit in all samples (<0.00255 ppm) except that of Doum (0.0998 ppm), Tabldy (0.1199 ppm) and Millet (0.02 ppm). Lead concentrations in all samples were (<0.004727 ppm) except in Termes (0.3296 ppm) and Tabldy (0.2298 ppm). Antimony concentrations in most samples were(<0.0006078( ppm)except in Roselle (0.0899 ppm), Kabkaby(0.05 ppm), Adasia(0.1ppm), Doum(0.898 ppm), Lubia( 0.1298 ppm) and zero concentration in Aradaib. Tin concentrations ranged from (0.21 ppm) in Gudaim to (2.497 ppm) in Termes. Strontium contents ranged from (1.208 ppm) in Fatirita to (74.35ppm) in Roselle.