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Chemical Composition, Nutritional and Toxicological Evaluation of Peanut (Arachis hypogea) Grown in Fly Ash Amended Soils


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1 Food Chemistry Division, India
2 Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre, India
3 Pathology Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
     

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The purpose of the present study was to evaluate nutritional and toxicological aspects of peanut grown in fly ash amended soils. Peanut was grown on soils with fly ash (80t ha-1) and without fly ash at two different geographical locations of India. One kilogram each of 36 samples randomly collected from three replicates of grown peanut with and without fly ash was subjected to various analytical techniques to determine the nutrient composition, mineral and heavy metal content. Moisture, protein, ash content of the peanut samples showed no difference between fly ash treated and controls. Further, the peanut grown on soils with fly ash treated was incorporated in the diet at 90% level and was fed to Wistar/NIN rats for 26 weeks for carrying out protein and toxicological evaluation. Results indicated that there were no adverse effects on hematological, biochemical, histopathological parameters when peanut was fed to rats.

Keywords

Fly Ash, Peanut, Protein and Toxicological Evaluation, Minerals, Trace Elements, Heavy Metals.
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Authors

K. Bhaskarachary
Food Chemistry Division, India
P. Ramulu
Food Chemistry Division, India
P. Udayasekhararao
Food Chemistry Division, India
S. Bapurao
Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre, India
Kamala Krishnaswamy
Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre, India
Q. Syed
Pathology Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
P. Udaykumar
Pathology Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
B. Sesikeran
Pathology Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract


The purpose of the present study was to evaluate nutritional and toxicological aspects of peanut grown in fly ash amended soils. Peanut was grown on soils with fly ash (80t ha-1) and without fly ash at two different geographical locations of India. One kilogram each of 36 samples randomly collected from three replicates of grown peanut with and without fly ash was subjected to various analytical techniques to determine the nutrient composition, mineral and heavy metal content. Moisture, protein, ash content of the peanut samples showed no difference between fly ash treated and controls. Further, the peanut grown on soils with fly ash treated was incorporated in the diet at 90% level and was fed to Wistar/NIN rats for 26 weeks for carrying out protein and toxicological evaluation. Results indicated that there were no adverse effects on hematological, biochemical, histopathological parameters when peanut was fed to rats.

Keywords


Fly Ash, Peanut, Protein and Toxicological Evaluation, Minerals, Trace Elements, Heavy Metals.

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