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ArticleHeliyon2022

Assessment of some quality parameters and chemometric-assisted FTIR spectral analysis of commercial powdered ginger products on the Ghanaian market.

Isaac Kingsley Amponsah, Abena Boakye, Emmanuel Orman, Francis Ackah Armah, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye, Silas Adjei, Yaa Afrakoma Dwamena, Kennedy Ameyaw Baah, Benjamin Kingsley Harley

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Article in Heliyon, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Isaac Kingsley AmponsahDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Abena BoakyeDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Biosciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
Emmanuel OrmanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Francis Ackah ArmahDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Allied Sciences, College of Health and Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Lawrence Sheringham BorquayeDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Silas AdjeiDepartment of Herbal Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Yaa Afrakoma DwamenaDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Kennedy Ameyaw BaahDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Benjamin Kingsley HarleyDepartment of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.

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Abstract

Background: Methods: A survey was conducted in three major markets in Ghana to determine the commercially available powdered ginger products. These products were purchased and assessed for microbial load, heavy metals contents and ash values using official methods. Also, principal component and hierarchical cluster analysis, as multivariate algorithms, were applied to their FT-IR spectral fingerprints, using Results: Seven products were found in the survey: three local and four foreign. The local products failed to meet regulatory label requirements. The microbial load, heavy metals and ash values of all commercial samples were generally within specifications except for the aerobic bacterial counts of some local samples. Pharmacopoeial identity test and the chemometric analysis revealed all the products to contain Conclusion: The sampled ginger products on the market originate from

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