Examining the effect of the pickled cucumber preparation process on the amount of metalaxyl and diazinon pesticide residue in traditional cucumber product

Subject Areas : ecology

Marzieh Sadeghi ¹ , Shiva Dehghan Abkenar ² , Nazanin Khakipour ³

1 - Food science, Savadkooh branch, Islamic Azad University, Savadkooh, Iran
2 - Associate professor of chemistry department, Savadkooh branch, Islamic Azad University, Savadkooh, Iran
3 - Assistant professor of Agriculture Department, Savadkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Savadkooh, Iran

Received: 2022-10-21 Accepted : 2023-01-30 Published : 2022-08-23

Keywords: cucumber, diazinon, Metalaxyl, pickled cucumber, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer,

Abstract :

Introduction: Controlling the residual pesticides in food, particularly fruits and vegetables, is essential to preserving its health. Diazinon and metalaxyl as substance pesticides have been the focal point of numerous agrarian makers because of their extensive variety of adequacy, yet on the off chance that their period of usability isn't noticed, the presence of harmful buildups in the items, and the well-being of utilization truly imperils the clients.  Aim: This study evaluated the effects of spraying cucumber plants with diazinon and metalaxyl and after transformation cucumbers pickled were measured. Methods and Materials: The amount of residual metalaxyl toxin and the amount of residual diazinon toxin in harvested cucumbers and pickled cucumbers were measured. The residual amount of toxins in the pickled cucumbers was measured to investigate the effect of the preparation procedure. Results: After the 10-day aging period, the results revealed that the residual amount of diazinon toxin in cucumber reached 0.0655 mg/kg. The outcomes showed that the impact of the cycle (pickling cucumbers) causes how much diazinon remaining toxic substance in the salted cucumber item to diminish as far as mg of toxic substance per kilogram of cucumber. Cucumbers can be harvested prior to the aging period without worrying about the expiration of the toxic effect period and used to prepare pickled cucumbers because the pasteurized pickled cucumber conversion process reduces the residual diazinon in the cucumbers. Conclusion: Accordingly, it tends to be inferred that the utilization of change cycles, for example, transforming cucumbers into pickles causes the number of toxins and pesticides utilized for rural items can be diminished by utilizing this interaction. This issue is not supported by the metalaxyl toxin research. Solvent extraction was used to extract pesticides from the samples, and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to measure them.