Analysis of Dye Contents of Candies and Study of Intake of Dyes by Children Through Candies

S. K. Chawla, B. S. Lark and R. Kour

Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143 005, India.

ABSTRACT:

Twenty one samples of different types of candies, manufactured by seven different companies were collected from the market and dye stuffs used in them were separated and identified by colour reaction, paper chromatography and spectrophotometrically. The colourant was estimated spectrophotometrically. It was found that nearly all the collected samples used permitted colours within the prescribed limits (0.2 g/kg). However, a survey conducted on the school going children indicates a very high intake of dye stuffs Ca25 mg/day against the worlds average of 15 mg/day especially by children belonging to low socio-economic group.

KEYWORDS:

Spectrophotometrically; especially; socio-economic belonging

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Copy the following to cite this article: Chawla S. K, Lark B. S, Kour R. Equilibrium Study of CI-/I- Ion Exchange System in Amberlite IRA -400. Orient J Chem 1998;14(2).

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