Elemental content in wheat products of Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia using INAA technique

Saad A. Al-Kahtani and Omar A. Al-dayel

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), P. O. Box 6086, Riyadh 11442 (Saudi Arabia).

ABSTRACT:

Wheat is one of the most grown crops in Saudi Arabia. It is grown in various regions of the country. Accurate knowledge of the various elemental concentrations in wheat and its products (bran and flower) is of great importance from nutrition point of view. Wheat samples were obtained from Riyadh region in Saudi Arabia and analyzed. Up to 50 elements (Al, Sb, As, Ba, Br, Cd, Ca, Cs, Cl, Cr, Co, Cu, Ga, Au, Hf, In, I, Ir, Fe, Mg, Mn, Hg, Mo, Ni, K, Rb, Sc, Se, Ag, Na, Sr, Ta, Te, Th, Sn, Ti, W, U, V, Zn, Zr, Ce, Dy, Eu, La, Lu, Nd, Sm, Tb and Yb) in wheat products were determined. It was observed that the mineral content of bran was much higher than white flour.

KEYWORDS:

Elemental content; wheat products and INAA technique

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