Afolayan, Olubisola Arike and Adeyinka, Bukunmi (2018) Biochemical Analysis and Safety of Chicken Meat Consumed in Ilaro, Ogun State. In: International Conference Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State, 5th – 8th November, 2018, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.
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Abstract
Chicken meat importation has been banned since 2005 in Nigerian. Surprisingly, it is still been smuggled into the country through the borders; leading to neighbouring towns like Idiroko and Oja Odan road which leads into Ilaro, Ogun state and sold to retailers and consumers in the open markets. This study was carried out to assess and compare the nutritional composition and safety profile of the imported, randomized and indigenous chicken meats consumed within Ilaro metropolis. A total of 21 chicken meat samples were used for the analyses. Group 1, 2 and 3 comprise of seven samples each of imported, randomized and local chicken meat samples respectively. The samples were digested after which nutritional composition was assessed by determination of proximate composition, safety profile was determined by quantification of levels of heavy metals (cadmium lead; magnesium and potassium were also assayed for as index for mineral content) and High Density-Lipoprotein (HDL-C) of the chicken meats. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 21. The level of significance was set at p <0.05. The HDL-C, were significantly higher (p< 0.05) in group 2; similarly the elemental analysis for this group showed the lowest concentration of lead and magnesium. Cadmium and potassium has same effect across board. Furthermore the proximate composition revealed significant increase (p< 0.05) in levels of food nutrients in group 1 to that of group 3 and 2 samples. This study concludes that the chronic consumption of chicken meat can pose health hazards and also the imported ones may not give the nutritional benefit expected as reported on the product labels. Therefore proper caution should be taken on the choice of consumption.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry |
| Depositing User: | Mr Taiwo Egbeyemi |
| Date Deposited: | 31 May 2020 11:08 |
| Last Modified: | 31 May 2020 11:08 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/297 |
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