Nitrate content of tomatoes, sweet peppers and eggplantsin the winter-spring period

Abstract

A comparative study of the content of nitrates in some vegetable products in the winterspring period, sold in supermarkets in Kyiv, was carried out. During the study, it was found that the concentration of nitrates in the studied vegetables is different. In all samples, the content of nitrates does not exceed the maximum permissible norm and they can be considered safe for consumption.