Abstract
This research work analyzed and evaluated the sugar and mineral elements contents of soft drinks consumed daily in Nigeria using standard methods. The sugar content and mineral element were determined. The sugar content varies from 22.8.4mg/L to 274.4mg/l and means sugar level varies from 30.4mg/l to 271.07mg/l. The mineral elements analyzed were Na, K, Ca, Mg, Ni, Fe, Cu, Zn, Cr, Pb and Cd. From the results it can be seen that the macro element (Na and Ca) which are essential mineral reduces rapidly in all the samples of soft drink after 4 weeks. Results of one way ANOVA above indicates that there was a significant difference in the sugar test between sample 1 to sample 7 at p<0.05. (F= 1104.637, p= 0.000). Keywords : Soft drinks, mineral elements, sugar content, ANOVA
Highlights
The results of glucose concentrations as sugar content in the soft drinks under study varied among samples drink, this could be because of the different composition and preservative used in their production
Results of one way ANOVA above indicates that there was a significant difference in the sugar test between sample 1 to sample 7 at p
Results of one way ANOVA above indicates that there was no significant difference in the sugar test between samples from day 1 to day 20 at p
Summary
The results of glucose concentrations as sugar content in the soft drinks under study varied among samples drink, this could be because of the different composition and preservative used in their production. This study have shown sugar content level in soft drinks to be present in very high amounts of about 8% which is very in significant to cause related health issues such as diabetes, insulin resistance, promoting fat in the body, etc.
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