Table 3.
Alkaloid Levels Measured in Areca Nut-Containing Products
| product | pH | % moisture | alkaloids (mg/g product dry weight)
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| Guvacine 1 |
Arecaidine 2 |
Guvacoline 3 |
Arecoline 4 |
total alkaloids | |||
| dry areca nuts | |||||||
| sample 1 | 4.5 | 12.9 | 1.39 | 0.14 | 0.37 | 0.96 | 2.86 |
| sample 2 | 4.4 | 13.0 | 1.49 | 0.17 | 0.40 | 1.19 | 3.26 |
| sample 3 | 5.3 | 12.0 | 4.06 | 0.33 | 0.43 | 1.60 | 6.41 |
| sample 4 | 5.0 | 11.6 | 2.48 | 0.15 | 0.99 | 2.22 | 5.84 |
| sample 5 | 5.6 | 11.7 | 2.61 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 1.02 | 4.04 |
| sample 6 | 4.4 | 12.1 | 1.79 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.91 | 3.19 |
| sample 7 | 5.3 | 9.7 | 2.43 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 1.36 | 4.40 |
| sample 8 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 2.55 | 0.41 | 0.24 | 1.20 | 4.40 |
| sample 9 (roasted) | 5.3 | 8.9 | 8.16 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.98 | 9.91 |
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| pan masala | |||||||
| Pan Parag | 8.5 | 7.9 | 2.60 | 1.04 | 0.19 | 0.64 | 4.48 |
| Pan Bahar | 8.8 | 7.8 | 3.23 | 1.70 | 0.30 | 1.03 | 6.25 |
| Rajnigandha | 9.2 | 7.2 | 2.56 | 1.26 | 0.24 | 0.79 | 4.85 |
| Rajshree | 9.4 | 6.1 | 2.10 | 0.95 | 0.25 | 1.25 | 4.55 |
| RMD | 8.6 | 8.4 | 3.50 | 1.68 | 0.40 | 0.94 | 6.51 |
| Vimal | 8.8 | 6.1 | 3.11 | 1.10 | 0.24 | 0.93 | 5.36 |
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| gutkha | |||||||
| Tulsi Gutkha | 8.6 | 7.1 | 3.19 | 1.21 | 0.31 | 1.16 | 5.86 |
| Pan Parag Gutkha | 8.5 | 7.6 | 2.48 | 1.10 | 0.23 | 0.74 | 4.55 |
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| Chinese areca nut | |||||||
| product 1 | 7.9 | 20.2 | 2.34 | 0.64 | 0.37 | 1.44 | 4.79 |
| product 2 | 8.3 | 17.9 | 4.49 | 1.46 | 0.18 | 1.07 | 7.20 |
| product 3 | 7.9 | 19.8 | 2.05 | 0.76 | 0.40 | 1.31 | 4.52 |