DETERMINATION OF POTASSIUM, SODIUM, CHLORIDE, NITRITE, AND NITRATE IN ROASTED PLANTAIN SOLD IN OZORO

Roasted plantains are ready to eat foods prepared mainly and sold by vendors and hawkers in the street and other similar public places A research to investigate the physicochemical assessment of roadside roasted plantain sold openly and freely in different locations in Ozoro, Delta State was analyzed. Sixteen (16) samples were analyzed. The physicochemical parameters analyzed were Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, Nitrite, and Nitrate. Potassium in samples A ranges from 0.74mg/l to 0.790mg/l while for samples B it ranges from 0.633mg/ml to 0.857mg/l. Sodium in samples A ranges from1.031mg/l to 1.059mg/l while for samples B it ranges from 0.608mg/l to 0.875mg/l. Chloride in samples A ranges from 1.402mg/l to1.457mg/l while for samples B it ranges from 0.620mg/l to 0.976mg/l. Nitrite in samples A ranges from 1.523mg/l to1.649mg/l while for samples B it ranges from 0.520mg/l to 1.2586mg/l. Nitrate in samples A ranges from 0.670mg/l to0.763mg/l while for samples B it ranges from 0.509mg/l to 1.0306mg/l. Nitrite has a leading value than other chemical value. This can be due to post production or heat applied to samples.