Iodine content of water and foodstuffs from different agroclimatic zones of Haryana State, India

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to analyze iodine content in various foods and water.

Design/methodology/approach

Food and water samples were collected from rural and urban areas of different agroclimatic zones of Haryana State, India, and analyzed for iodine content by a standard method.

Findings

A wide variation was observed in the iodine content of cereals, pulses, vegetables, fruits and milk. The iodine content in water samples varied from source to source and from zone to zone.

Research limitations/implications

The investigators could not obtain sufficient samples of pulses and fruits for analysis from rural areas as they are not grown by farmers in their fields.

Originality/value

The study is original and innovative. The values of iodine for various foods are not available in the literature, and thus data of the present study will be useful to researchers, nutritionists, food scientists and dieticians.

Citation

Punia, D., Gupta, M., Kala Yadav, S. and Khetarpaul, N. (2009), "Iodine content of water and foodstuffs from different agroclimatic zones of Haryana State, India", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 39 No. 4, pp. 370-388. https://doi.org/10.1108/00346650910976257