Determining the magnesium concentration from some indigenous fruits and vegetables of Chittagong region, Bangladesh

Magnesium is an essential mineral for its crucial role in many physiological function and metabolism. While magnesium should be present in nutritionally important quantities in regular diets, average Bangladeshi diets frequently fail to contain an adequate supply of the element. Thus, the study aims to determine the amount of magnesium in four different dietary items, bananas, vegetables and pulses, locally available in Chittagong, Bangladesh, using Spectro-photometric method. As per the findings, the magnesium concentration for banana contrasts between 0.843 μg/g and 3.654μg/g. Musa cavendishii from Satkania Upazila contains the highest value while, the lowest amount is found in Musa paradisiaca from Lama Upazila. For arums, the amount varies between 0.476 and 21.3456μg/g. The highest amount was found in arums, Colocasia esculenta (Patiya upazila) i.e. 21.3456μg/g and the lowest amount appears from the same species at Boailkhali upazila. In vegetables, the quantity fluctuates between 1.62 and 5.93 μg/g with the maximum amount found in Anowara upazila. Magnesium in pulses was observed in the range 6.5333-28.3208 μg/g. The utmost value is found in Lathyrus sativus and lowest value is in Phaseolus aureus species of Hathazari upazila. Among the four kinds, the highest is found in pulse species, Lathyrus sativus and, the lowest is discovered in Arums species, Colocasia esculenta at Boailkhali upazila of Chittagong, Bangladesh. This analysis will serve as a fundamental research to study the amount of Mg enabling us to take preventive measures from magnesium deficiency diseases.