Question

What is the importance of analysis of ash content in vegetable?

Answer 1

Ash content represents the total mineral content in foods. Determining the ash content may be important for several reasons. ... Ashing is the first step in preparing a food sample for specific elemental analysis. Because certain foods are high in particu- lar minerals, ash content becomes important.

Answer 2

Answer:

inorganic elements and

compounds are also present in the living

organisms, which can be known with

the help of a technique call ‘ash’

analysis.

• When tissue is fully burnt, the

carbon compounds are oxidised to

gaseous forms like CO2,water vapours

and are removed and the remnant is

called ’ash’. This ash contains many

inorganic elements like calcium,

magnesium etc.