Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to assess the loss of iodine content of three branded salts of Bangladesh
namely ACI, Fresh and Molla. The samples of salts were collected from manufacturing industries and
local market. The samples were stored at room temperature (28ºC-30ºC) for periods up to 6 months and
analyzed for iodine content. It was found that impurities had an adverse impact on the iodine loss of the
salt. Prior to determining the iodine content, the moisture content of the salt samples was checked. After
six months it was found that, the iodine loss of ACI, Fresh and Molla factory salt were 11.76%, 11.37%
and 12.87% where iodine loss of ACI, Fresh and Molla local market salt were 23.85%, 26.76% and
27.25% respectively.
