Determination of Iron in some kinds of infant milk available in the Syrian Market Alimam Ghalia1,*, Soubh Lina2 1Master Student, Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria 2Professor-Assistant, Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria *Corresponding Author E-mail: ghaliapharmacist@gmail.com
Online published on 10 August, 2020. Abstract Milk is a staple food for infants and children, so it should be fortified with many nutrients necessary for them. Iron is one of the most important elements to be added. In this study, iron was assayed in 16 kinds of infant formula, two extraction methods (dry ashing and deposition protein by trichloroacetic acid) and two methods of assay (colorimetric method and flam atomic absorption) were used. every two methods were compared. Iron content in samples was within the acceptable and declared limits. Top Keywords Iron, Infant formula, Fortified milk, Food analysis, Flame atomic absorption, Spectrophotometer. Top |