title: Multielement analysis in cereals and pulses by k0 instrumental neutron activation analysis.
abstract: The concentrations of some elements in a few varieties of cereals and pulses are determined by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis using a single comparator method (k0-standardised NAA method). A total of 15 elements are measured. The method was validated by analysing the Standard Reference Material (SRM-1571) of NIST; the results are within +/-10% of the reported values for the majority of the elements. The measured concentrations of major and minor elements are analysed in terms of the average intake of mineral content and the role of these elements in terms of the nutritional value.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Balaji
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Naidu
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Manohar
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000737:chemistry*; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis / Q000379:methods; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements