Mineral contents of several corn and potato chips

Authors:
Mustafa Harmankaya, Mehmet Musa Özcan, Züleyha Endes

Volume 19, Issue 2;
Pages: 222-227;
ISSN: 2069-0053 (print) (former ISSN: 1453-1399), Agroprint;
ISSN (online): 2068-9551

Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES). Cd, Cr, Mo, Ni and Pb contents of all chips were found at the low levels. B content of all chips was determined between 2.75 mg/Kg to 8.49 mg /Kg. Cu contents of chips ranged from 0.31 mg/Kg (corn chips with cheese) to 5.42 mg/Kg (potato chips). Fe contents of chips ranged from 1.57 mg/Kg (potato chips) to 13.03 mg/Kg (corn chips with cheese). While manganeze contents change between 0.78 mg/Kg to 5.72 mg/Kg, zinc contents of all chips were found between 2.71 mg/Kg (corn chips with cheese) to 14.48 mg/Kg (corn chips with cheese). Generally, iron and zinc contents of corn chip were found high compared with potato chips.