Authors
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Rahima Akter, Bidduth Kumar Sarkar*, Rabeya Akter, Barno Kumar Sarkar, Farzana Afrose, Joydeep Das, Ataur Rahman, Dr. Sukalyan Kumar Kundu
Abstract
Broiler chicken is considered as a major source of dietary protein. The core purpose of this present study was to determine the concentration of Chromium (VI), the harmful form of chromium, in various body parts of broilerchicken.A total of 30 chicken samples (15 large chickens and 15 small chickens) were collected from randomly selected poultry shops of Nabinagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Samples were prepared by wet digestion method. Then they were analyzed by atomic absorption spectrophotometer for the presence of hexavalent chromium. Our results showed that, in small chicken the lowest concentration (0.0094ppm ± 0.00049SE) of Cr (VI) was found in the liver, whereas the highest concentration was quantified in the bones (0.0466ppm ± 0.00106SE). In case of large chicken, minimum concentration of Cr (VI) was analyzed in head (0.0447ppm ± 0.00069SE), whereas breast meat showed the maximum concentration, 0.0799ppm ± 0.00068SE. Consumption of healthy chicken meat can meet the need of protein as a basic nutrient and can make available at a cheaper rate to the people of all walk of life.