Physico Chemical Properties and the Antinutrient status of a non-Alcoholic Beverage (Coke)

Abstract

The physicochemical properties and the antinutrient status of the beverage, coke were evaluated to determine its suitability for consumption and toxic levels in mammal. The mean levels of nitrates, total nitrogen, chloride, ammonia, tannin, cyanogenic glycosides and caffeine in the samples were (mg/l): 0.008 ± 0.001, 150.000 ± 3.446, 11.000 ± 0.686, 183.000 ± 3.019, 0.016 ±5.976, 0.020 ± 0.010 and 0.146 ± 0.002 respectively. The pH of the samples gave a mean value of 3.500, while the mean metal concentrations gave (mg/l)-0.990 ± 0.