Iodometric Determination of the Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) content of mango and tomato consumed in Mettu Town Ilu Abba Bora Zone, Oromia Ethiopia.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) - Year 2017, Vol 12, Issue 3
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) Content of mango and tomato fruit Consumed in Mettu Town of Ethiopia. Representative commercial fruits of mango and tomato were purchased randomly from local market found in Mettu Town which is found in Oromia regional state of Ethiopia and brought to Chemistry Department in Mettu University and preserved in Refrigerator. The fruit samples were first washed with water; thejuice from each fruit was squeezed out, and filtered. Then, the obtained juice was centrifuged until a clear sample was obtained, which was subsequently analyzed for Ascorbic acid content of fresh fruit juices by volumetric method. The results of present study indicated that the concentration of ascorbic acid in each fruits found to be: Mango (1000.5±100.5mg/100 mL) and Tomato (600.75± 50.5 mg/100 mL). From the results it can be concluded that the ascorbic acid content of fruits juice (fruit pressing) were found to beMango > Tomato.
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Kebena Gebeyehu Motora1
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