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Effect of Household Storage Practices on Iodine Content of Iodized Salt


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1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Home Science, C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India
2 Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Home Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand), India
     

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Iodine deficiency is amongst the most widely prevalent nutritional problems of Indian peninsula. India is one of the major iodine deficient countries in the world. Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of preventable mental retardation and brain damage. It causes goitre and decreases the production of hormones vital to growth and development. In India it is estimated that about 200 million people are at risk for iodine deficiency disorders. Iodized salt is undoubtedly the strategy for the country still iodine is not fully utilized by the people because of improper handling, usage and storage practices and the data regarding its losses in iodized salt during storage at household level are not available. Keeping the above facts in consideration, the present study was planned with the objective to determine the effect of storage place, duration, type of storage vessel on the iodine content of the salt.

Keywords

Iodine, Iodized Salt, Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD), Iodine Loss, Storage Practices.
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Authors

Rashmi Singh
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Home Science, C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.), India
R. S. Raghuvanshi
Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Home Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand), India

Abstract


Iodine deficiency is amongst the most widely prevalent nutritional problems of Indian peninsula. India is one of the major iodine deficient countries in the world. Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of preventable mental retardation and brain damage. It causes goitre and decreases the production of hormones vital to growth and development. In India it is estimated that about 200 million people are at risk for iodine deficiency disorders. Iodized salt is undoubtedly the strategy for the country still iodine is not fully utilized by the people because of improper handling, usage and storage practices and the data regarding its losses in iodized salt during storage at household level are not available. Keeping the above facts in consideration, the present study was planned with the objective to determine the effect of storage place, duration, type of storage vessel on the iodine content of the salt.

Keywords


Iodine, Iodized Salt, Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD), Iodine Loss, Storage Practices.

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