COMPARISON OF PHYSIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND METAL CONTENTS IN DIFFERENT SAMPLES OF CORIANDRUM SATIVUM L. SEEDS

Authors

  • FARAH KISHWAR Department of Chemistry, Federal Urdu University of Science and Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
  • FAIZA MUSTAFA Department of Chemistry, Federal Urdu University of Science and Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
  • RUBINA PERWEEN Department of Chemistry, Federal Urdu University of Science and Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
  • RABIA FARHEEN Department of Chemistry, Federal Urdu University of Science and Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
  • ANILA ANWAR Department of Chemistry, Federal Urdu University of Science and Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Campus, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

Coriandrum sativum L. (Coriander) is one of the most common ingredients of Pakistani cuisine. This herb is famous all over the world for its health benefits and medicinal uses. Present research is carried out to compare different physicochemical parameters and metal contents in different samples of Coriander seed. For this purpose, samples of coriander seeds available in three different types of packaging were collected from the local market in Karachi, Pakistan. Various physiochemical parameters, i.e. pH, conductivity, refractive index, total dissolved solid, undissolved solid, percentage of ash and moisture, were determined and found to be in the range of 5.401-6.003, 523-582µS, 1.331-1.332, 3.089-3.508%, 94.024-94.889%, 6.98-7.59%, 5.41-6.21% respectively. The concentrations of different macro and micro metals i.e. Ca, Mg, Fe and Al were determined in the range 680-720mg/100g, 300- 360mg/100g, 16.01-17.57mg/100g, 38.93-64.88mg/100g respectively. The results of all parameters and metal content showed good agreement with the reported values except Al; hence excessive use of these samples may cause aluminium toxicity.

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Published

2019-06-03