Effects of Nordox 75 WG on the Health Quality of Tomatoes

Abstract

Tomato fruit ripening is a purely natural process but it can also be influenced by several artificial means such as using Nordox 75 WG. In recent times, artificial tomato ripening has been an issue because of its health implications. To get a detailed understanding of the hazards, tomatoes treated with the chemical and those that did not undergo any chemical treatment were harvested and analyzed. On analysis, different compounds were found to be associated with tomatoes treated with Nordox 75 WG. The main objective of the paper was to identify the components of the chemical. Untreated Nordox 75 WG tomatoes recorded a 0g/L Cu2+ and K recorded the highest value of 0.23 mg/g. Tomatoes treated with Nordox 75 WG recorded 0.76 g/L Cu2+ and Ca2+with a least value of 0.003 mg/g.