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Indian Journal of Biology

Volume  6, Issue 2, July-December 2019, Pages 89-92
 

Original Article

A Study on Na, K ion Concentrations in few Common, Widely Sold Packaged Drinks in India

Monojit Ray

Principal and Professor of Chemistry, Barrackpore Rastraguru Surendranath College, Barrackopre, North 24 Parganas, Kolkata, West Bengal 700120, India.

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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijb.2394.1391.6219.4

Abstract

Common, available and widely sold fruit juices, milk product soft drinks differ from common carbonated soft drinks available in India, significantly with reference to sodium and potassium ions, the two important elements among the eleven bulk essential elements present in our body. For present study along with physicochemical parameters like pH, total dissolved solid (TDS), conductance etc. Sodium ion concentrations and potassium ion concentrations within some common, available and widely sold fourteen packed drinks in India are considered. These are mainly fruit drinks, energy drinks, packaged coconut water & Amul brand milk products. The variation of pH, TDS, salinity, conductance, sodium ion concentrations and potassium ion concentrations are significant among these packaged drinks.

Keywords: pH, Conductance, Salinity, TDS, Sodium, Potassium, packed drinks.


Corresponding Author : Monojit Ray