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Assessment of some quality parameters and chemometric-assisted FTIR spectral analysis of commercial powdered ginger products on the Ghanaian market
BACKGROUND: Zingiber officinale Roscoe (ginger) rhizome is a global spice with marked pharmacological activities and industrial applications. The demand for the powdered spice soared in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The present study sought to assess powdered ginger products on the Ghana...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9280518/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35846447 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09150 |
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author | Amponsah, Isaac Kingsley Boakye, Abena Orman, Emmanuel Armah, Francis Ackah Borquaye, Lawrence Sheringham Adjei, Silas Dwamena, Yaa Afrakoma Baah, Kennedy Ameyaw Harley, Benjamin Kingsley |
author_facet | Amponsah, Isaac Kingsley Boakye, Abena Orman, Emmanuel Armah, Francis Ackah Borquaye, Lawrence Sheringham Adjei, Silas Dwamena, Yaa Afrakoma Baah, Kennedy Ameyaw Harley, Benjamin Kingsley |
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description | BACKGROUND: Zingiber officinale Roscoe (ginger) rhizome is a global spice with marked pharmacological activities and industrial applications. The demand for the powdered spice soared in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The present study sought to assess powdered ginger products on the Ghanaian market for some quality parameters and compare their chemical composition via chemometric analysis of their FT-IR data. METHODS: A survey was conducted in three major markets in Ghana to determine the commercially available powdered ginger products. These products were purchased and assessed for microbial load, heavy metals contents and ash values using official methods. Also, principal component and hierarchical cluster analysis, as multivariate algorithms, were applied to their FT-IR spectral fingerprints, using Z. officinale, Z. zerumbet and some dried ginger rhizomes from Nigeria as reference samples. RESULTS: Seven products were found in the survey: three local and four foreign. The local products failed to meet regulatory label requirements. The microbial load, heavy metals and ash values of all commercial samples were generally within specifications except for the aerobic bacterial counts of some local samples. Pharmacopoeial identity test and the chemometric analysis revealed all the products to contain Z. officinale. The reference ginger sample from Nigeria also demonstrated some level of similarity with Z. officinale. The variations in physical attributes and slight difference in chemical composition of the different products was presumed to be due to chemical changes arising from different processing methods and possible adulteration with other flours. CONCLUSION: The sampled ginger products on the market originate from Z. officinale and have quality attributes that make them suitable for food and medicinal applications. The observed deviations, however, suggest an urgent need for standardized processing methods to ensure consistency in quality indices, as well as regular quality checks by regulatory bodies. |
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spelling | pubmed-92805182022-07-15 Assessment of some quality parameters and chemometric-assisted FTIR spectral analysis of commercial powdered ginger products on the Ghanaian market Amponsah, Isaac Kingsley Boakye, Abena Orman, Emmanuel Armah, Francis Ackah Borquaye, Lawrence Sheringham Adjei, Silas Dwamena, Yaa Afrakoma Baah, Kennedy Ameyaw Harley, Benjamin Kingsley Heliyon Research Article BACKGROUND: Zingiber officinale Roscoe (ginger) rhizome is a global spice with marked pharmacological activities and industrial applications. The demand for the powdered spice soared in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The present study sought to assess powdered ginger products on the Ghanaian market for some quality parameters and compare their chemical composition via chemometric analysis of their FT-IR data. METHODS: A survey was conducted in three major markets in Ghana to determine the commercially available powdered ginger products. These products were purchased and assessed for microbial load, heavy metals contents and ash values using official methods. Also, principal component and hierarchical cluster analysis, as multivariate algorithms, were applied to their FT-IR spectral fingerprints, using Z. officinale, Z. zerumbet and some dried ginger rhizomes from Nigeria as reference samples. RESULTS: Seven products were found in the survey: three local and four foreign. The local products failed to meet regulatory label requirements. The microbial load, heavy metals and ash values of all commercial samples were generally within specifications except for the aerobic bacterial counts of some local samples. Pharmacopoeial identity test and the chemometric analysis revealed all the products to contain Z. officinale. The reference ginger sample from Nigeria also demonstrated some level of similarity with Z. officinale. The variations in physical attributes and slight difference in chemical composition of the different products was presumed to be due to chemical changes arising from different processing methods and possible adulteration with other flours. CONCLUSION: The sampled ginger products on the market originate from Z. officinale and have quality attributes that make them suitable for food and medicinal applications. The observed deviations, however, suggest an urgent need for standardized processing methods to ensure consistency in quality indices, as well as regular quality checks by regulatory bodies. Elsevier 2022-03-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9280518/ /pubmed/35846447 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09150 Text en © 2022 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Research Article Amponsah, Isaac Kingsley Boakye, Abena Orman, Emmanuel Armah, Francis Ackah Borquaye, Lawrence Sheringham Adjei, Silas Dwamena, Yaa Afrakoma Baah, Kennedy Ameyaw Harley, Benjamin Kingsley Assessment of some quality parameters and chemometric-assisted FTIR spectral analysis of commercial powdered ginger products on the Ghanaian market |
title | Assessment of some quality parameters and chemometric-assisted FTIR spectral analysis of commercial powdered ginger products on the Ghanaian market |
title_full | Assessment of some quality parameters and chemometric-assisted FTIR spectral analysis of commercial powdered ginger products on the Ghanaian market |
title_fullStr | Assessment of some quality parameters and chemometric-assisted FTIR spectral analysis of commercial powdered ginger products on the Ghanaian market |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of some quality parameters and chemometric-assisted FTIR spectral analysis of commercial powdered ginger products on the Ghanaian market |
title_short | Assessment of some quality parameters and chemometric-assisted FTIR spectral analysis of commercial powdered ginger products on the Ghanaian market |
title_sort | assessment of some quality parameters and chemometric-assisted ftir spectral analysis of commercial powdered ginger products on the ghanaian market |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9280518/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35846447 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09150 |
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