Research Article
Microbiological Analysis and Content of Heavy Metals in Different Candies, Chocolates, and Their Wrappers in Bangladesh
Table 5
Sulphated ash analysis of candies and chocolates of different brands available in the Bangladeshi market (each sample was assessed three times).
| Brand code | Average sulphated ash (%) | Std. dev. |
| Sulphated ash analysis of candies | S1 | 20.39 | 0.57 | S2 | 21.83 | 2.52 | S3 | 25.72 | 1.02 | S4 | 21.54 | 1.11 | S5 | 22.23 | 2.068 | S6 | 22.70 | 1.98 | S7 | 22.01 | 0.74 | S8 | 22.32 | 0.198 | S9 | 21.02 | 0.34 | S10 | 22.42 | 0.89 | S11 | 22.97 | 3.24 | S12 | 22.93 | 1.55 | S13 | 22.79 | 4.35 | S15 | 20.93 | 1.44 | S16 | 18.81 | 1.16 | S17 | 20.99 | 2.26 | S18 | 19.76 | 2.35 | S19 | 19.22 | 1.21 | S20 | 21.78 | 2.95 | S21 | 22.26 | 0.81 | S22 | 21.32 | 1.51 | S23 | 23.061 | 0.18 |
| Sulphated ash analysis of chocolates | S14 | 20.71 | 0.68 | S27 | 20.62 | 0.33 | S28 | 20.19 | 0.46 | S29 | 19.93 | 1.16 | S30 | 21.19 | 0.64 | S31 | 21.23 | 1.32 |
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