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. 2023 May 26;12(11):2145. doi: 10.3390/foods12112145

Table 3.

Content (mg/100 g) of certain macro- and microelements in edible parts of a variety of plant cultivars in comparison to recommended intakes (mg/100 g FW).

Macro-Elements Micro-Elements
K Ca Mg P Fe Zn
Recommended intake/day 3.1 g 800 mg 280 mg 12–18 mg 7 mg
Banana 261–546 0.35~1.35 80.0~84.0 / 17.15~47.19 0.34
Cauliflower 389–705 6.33 5.00 / 0.29 0.12
Broccoli 405–727 8.87–11.40 5.9 / 0.26 0.87
Spinach 210–630 98.0–241.39 11.1–85.0 / 3.90–9.49 0.2–0.55
Pepper 159–244 8.8–13.9 11.2–18.8 17.6–37.6 288–975 270–775
Cabbage 165–340 70–152 12.0–42.0 32 1.4–1.7 0.3–0.5
Carrot 357 25 71.0 / 9.28 1.28
Strawberry 153–312 7.6–29 11.0–23.4 0.5–24 0.20–0.62 0.14–1.5
Cow milk 152 122 12.0 119 0.08 0.530
Kiwifruit 254–300 15.4–26 11.0–13.1 24–25 0.19–0.25 0.09–0.14
Potato 104–540 4.98–21.29 13.7–41.9 30–60 0.34–1.80 0.27–0.53