Open AccessChemometric Research of Minerals and Trace Elements in Selected Malaysian Local Fruits using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES)
Author(s) -
Khalilah Badarusham,
Elma Nurul,
Shamala Salvamani,
Mohd Sukri Hassan,
Zaiton Hassan,
Roshada Hashim,
Saher S. Sabri,
Shamala Salvamani,
Refat M. Hassan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of recent technology and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-3878
DOI - 10.35940/ijrte.b1036.0782s319
Subject(s) - potassium , inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy , inductively coupled plasma , manganese , mineral , zinc , sodium , chemistry , magnesium , environmental chemistry , mineralogy , inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry , plasma , mass spectrometry , chromatography , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Malaysia is a tropical country that has a rich diversity of fruits. Fruits are sources of many essential elements, proximate composition and minerals that play vital roles in the proper development and good health of the human body. This study aimed at evaluating the content of mineral elements; macro and micro elements. Fruit samples were obtained from the local farm located at Bagan Datuk, Perak, Malaysia. The results obtained by chemical analysis were evaluated statistically with the majority of the fruit samples were rich in some of the essential minerals like sodium, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, copper, manganese and zinc. The data were subjected to chemometric assessment to understand the association between the elements concentration and to classify the fruit samples according to their minerals content. The principal components analysis (PCA) clearly showed a good separation of samples in terms of mineral constituents. The results fall within the limits