Determination of Rhodamine-B and Amaranth in snacks at primary school Sukolilo district of Surabaya-Indonesia by thin layer chromatography

Widya Wahyu Tonica, Maretna Fitri Hardianti, Surya Aji Prasetya, Orchidea Rachmaniah*

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Abstract

Rhodamine B and Amaranth, banned artificial food red dyes, were determined from the primary school's food stall snacks such as sausage, beefburger, and tomato sauce. Both of them are commonly used for coloring textiles, paper, soap, leather, drugs, etc. Hence, they are toxic and carcinogenic for human. Unfortunately, they can still be found in children's snacks due to the exciting stability of color and low price. For that reason, Rhodamine Β and Amaranth were tested from children's snacks at Sukolilo District with huge number of primary schools ca. 34 private and state primary schools. Initially, a survey was conducted; revealing the presence of the food stall at the studied primary schools and identifying kind of snacks. Only sausage, beef burger, and tomato sauce were sampled because of containing red color and favorites amongst the snacks. In case of dyes extraction, ethanol (70 v/v) was used as a solvent combining with vortex and centrifugation method. Moreover, ethanol (EtOH): ammonia (19:1, v/v/v/v); butanol: EtOH: H2O: Ammonia (50:25:25:10, v/v/v/v); 1,2 propane-diol: Ammonia (4:2, v/v); EtOH: Ammonia (9:2, v/v), and EtOH: Ammonia (8:4, v/v) were optimized as a mobile phase. Revealing that EtOH: Ammonia (9:2, v/v) is the most appropriate mobile phase for qualitatively separating of Rhodamine B, Amaranth, Red Allure, Erythrosine, and Ponceau 4R. The result showed that 51% of elementary schools at Sukolilo district, Surabaya allow the food stall presence around the school area, while the remaining not. None of the samples contain Rhodamine B. While amaranth is found in some of the comparable ketchup products. Therefore, periodical inspection by an authorized body is needed to keep the producer, i.e. food industry, strictly fit the regulations. In case of red dyes, Erythrosine is the mostly used in the ketchup, while Ponceau 4R and red allure are only used in some of the ketchup and corned beef.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication3rd International Seminar on Chemistry
Subtitle of host publicationGreen Chemistry and Its Role for Sustainability
EditorsFredy Kurniawan, Yuly Kusumawati, Sri Fatmawati, Hendro Juwono, Adi Setyo Purnomo
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735417755
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Dec 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Seminar on Chemistry: Green Chemistry and Its Role for Sustainability, ISOC 2018 - Surabaya, Indonesia
Duration: 18 Jul 201819 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2049
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference3rd International Seminar on Chemistry: Green Chemistry and Its Role for Sustainability, ISOC 2018
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CitySurabaya
Period18/07/1819/07/18

Keywords

  • Amaranth
  • Red dyes
  • Rhodamine B
  • Sausage
  • TLC

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