Quantitative Estimations of Caffeine and Taurine Concentration in Selected Brand of Energy Drink Sold in Supermarkets Gusau, Zamfara, Nigeria

Authors

  • Momoh Shaibu Department of science laboratory Technology Federal polytechnic kaura Namoda, Zamfara state, Nigeria

Keywords:

Caffeine, Taurine, Energy Drink, Spectrophotometer

Abstract

The proliferation of different energy drink in the Zamfara state and Nigeria in general has called for strictly monitor by food the regulatory, because of the high content of caffeine and its health effects. The study was carried out to determine the pH, Caffeine and Taurine Concentration in selected energy drink sold in Gusau supermarkets, using UV- visible Spectrophotometer at wavelength of 270 nm and 570nm for the concentration of caffeine and taurine respectively. It was found that the caffeine level in the ten selected energy drinks was high compared to the level of taurine with ED8 and ED6 has highest caffeine concentration of 665.0 mg/100ml and 576.5 mg/100ml respectively. Taurine content are very low compare to what the body can accommodate with the highest concentration of 93.8 mg/100ml and 90.5 mg/100ml for ED10 and ED2 respectively. All the energy Drinks were acidic and higher than the threshold of pH 5.5. There is need for strict monitoring of all the imported and local production of energy drink in Nigeria because of their  health effect of excessive intake of caffeine, and proper labeling of the contents concentrations  in the energy drink to unable consumer make their choice.

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2021-09-08

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Shaibu, M. . (2021). Quantitative Estimations of Caffeine and Taurine Concentration in Selected Brand of Energy Drink Sold in Supermarkets Gusau, Zamfara, Nigeria. International Journal of Natural Sciences: Current and Future Research Trends, 9(01), 15–22. Retrieved from https://ijnscfrtjournal.isrra.org/index.php/Natural_Sciences_Journal/article/view/1012

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