QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE PROFILES OF MAJOR MACRONUTRIENT ELEMENTS PRESENT IN ENERGY DRINKS POPULAR IN INDIA USING ICP-MS
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Macronutirent, ICP-MS, energy drinks, elemental profiling, FSSAI
Abstract
Energy drinks market is increasingly popular in India, where they have been marketed with claims to provide instant boost of energy. They have been equally popular subject of study by food scientists as well where major contents like caffeine, sugars, etc. present in them have been extensively studied by the researchers but less focus has been paid on their elemental composition. The elemental profiling of these drinks becomes a subject of interest also because the consumers consistently consuming these drinks are more susceptible to be negatively impacted by the presence of certain elemental components present in these products, especially because of their high concentrations. Present study investigates the qualitative and quantitative profiles of macro nutrient elements present in energy drinks from ten popular brands in India. Macronutrient elements are required in large amounts for normal and vital functioning of physiological processes in body. In this study, quantitative assessment of 5 such macronutrient elements (Sodium (Na), Magnesium (Mg), Aluminum (Al), Potassium (K), Calcium (Ca)) in energy drink samples of 10 different brands was carried out using microwave assisted acid decomposition and quantitation through ICP-MS instrument which is capable of analyzing several samples rapidly and permitted the identification of multiple metallic elements present in those samples which may be useful for investigations of food frauds in various legal issues. The findings revealed several brands exceeded the permissible limits set by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for key elements, raising significant health concerns.
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Pooja Rana
PhD Research scholar, Department of Forensic Science, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh,
Arvind Choudhary
Senior Analyst, Rohilkhand Laboratory and Research Center, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh,
Munish Kumar Mishra
Professor, Department of Forensic Science, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Lav Kesharwani
Professor, Department of Forensic Science, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Suchit A. John
Professor, Head, Department of Forensic Science, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Poonam Prakash
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh