RISIKO PAPARAN KADMIUM DARI COKELAT BATANG PADA KONSUMEN DI INDONESIA

Abstract

Cadmium is a common contaminant found in cocoa derivative products such as chocolate bars because it is carried away from the cocoa beans. The popularity of chocolate bars among Indonesian consumers may pose a health risk due to cadmium (Cd) content in chocolate bars. The present study aimed to obtain the cadmium (Cd) content in chocolate bars and its dietary exposure to the Indonesia population. Samples of 10 different varieties of chocolate bars were collected from markets in Indonesia and analyzed for their Cd content using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The results show that Cd content in chocolate bars ranged between 0.00012 mg/kg to 0.12 mg/kg with the highest content was found in one variant of sweet dark chocolate bar. None of samples contained Cd above the maximum limits of Cd (0.5 mg/kg in chocolate bar products) as regulated by NADFC. The highest average consumption of chocolate bars was found in adolescence (13-18 years), followed by toddler (6-59 months) and children (5-12 years). The highest P95 exposure to Cd from chocolate bars was found in toddler (6-59 months), followed by children (5-12 years), 0.28733 μg/kg bw/day and 0.17846 μg/kg bw/day. The P95th exposures to Cd from chocolate bars in all age groups did not exceed its Provisional Tolerably Monthly Intake (PTMI), indicating that the exposure to Cd through chocolate bar products do not pose any potential risk to human health