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*Corresponding author: Hanaa H El-Sayed
Nutritional Chemistry and Metabolism Department, National Nutrition Institute.
 E-mail hanaa_hamad2003@yahoo.com Mobile: +0201008825869
Received: 19 July 2024
Accepted: 18 August 2024 Published online: 23 August 2024
Citation
Emara AH; Abd-Elrahman MK; Fathy EM; Osman HS and Ei-Sayed HH (2024): Appreciation of Residual Bromate in Egyptian Baladi Bread within Cairo Governorate. BNNI (64) 1-15. doi 10.21608/bnni.2024.375530
To determine how much bread consumers in Cairo are exposed to the risk of potassium bromate (KBrO₃) through their diet, this study set out to measure the amount of KBrO₃ present in a target chosen not financially supported/high-priced Baladi bread samples consumed in the Cario districts of Egypt. Bread was gathered from ten areas within the Egyptian government in Cairo. Standard operating procedures were followed for the preparation and collection of the samples. One hundred thirty breads were purchased straightway from kilns in the designated locations of Egypt's government area of Cairo, and the KBrO₃ content was measured. High and low values of KBrO₃ detected in bread consumed in Cairo were 480.8 and 33.0 μg g^-1, respectively, according to the results of this search. With a spectrophotometer set at 620 nm, the KBrO₃ concentrations in the bread pieces were ascertained. The correlation curve generated by the KBrO₃ standard solutions was used to determine the concentration. These findings indicated that KBrO₃ was present in all of the bread samples analyzed in considerable concentrations, exceeding the amounts acceptable for human consumption and advised in food by all guidelines and specifications. It is imperative to systematically monitor KBrO₃ in the current search locations and other Egyptian governments to avoid and manage intake and reduce health concerns.