Pınar ERKEKOĞLU, Ali AŞCI, Terken BAYDAR

Türkiye’de Satılan Bebek Pürelerinde Nitrit Düzeyleri

Bu çalışmada bebek pürelerinde nitrit kontaminasyonunun olup olmadığının saptanması ve olası toksikolojik risklerin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla yerel marketlerden rastgele yirmi iki bebek püresi toplanmıştır. Örneklerdeki nitrit düzeylerinin belirlenmesinde modifiye edilmiş bir spektrofotometrik metot kullanılmıştır. Sebze bazlı pürelerdeki nitrit kontaminasyonunun meyve bazlı olanlardan %58,66 daha fazla olduğu bulunmuştur. Bu verilere göre, nitrit içeriğinin belirlenmesi amacıyla ticari bebek püreleri rutin olarak izlenmeli ve nitrit tüketiminin azaltılması için izlemenin sürekliliği sağlanmalıdır.

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Nitrit, bebek püresi, gıda toksisitesi

Nitrite Levels in Commercially Available Baby Purees Marketed in Turkey

This study was aimed to detect whether there was any nitrite contamination in baby purees and to estimate the possible toxicological risks. For this purpose, twenty-two baby purees were randomly collected from the local markets. A modified spectrophotometric method was used to detect nitrite levels in the samples. It was found that the vegetable-based purees had 58.66% higher nitrite concentration than fruit-based purees. According to the data, it can be concluded that commercial baby purees should be monitored routinely because of the nitrite content and surveillance should be continuous in order to reduce of nitrite consumption.

Keywords:

Nitrite, baby puree, food toxicity,

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