Table 2.

Mineral and vitamin contents of ora-pro-nobis.

Ora-Pro-Nobis Species and Samples	Mineral Content (mg/100 g)	Vitamin Content (mg/100 g)	Reference
P. aculeata (fresh leaves)	Calcium= 3420 Magnesium = 1900 Potassium = 1632 Phosphorus = 156 Manganese = 4.2 Boron = 5.5 Copper = 1.4	β-carotene = 4.2 ± 0.2 Vitamin A = 2333 IU/100 g Vitamin C = 185.8 ± 14.0 Folic acid = 19.3	[20]
P. aculeata (dry basis, leaves) *	Iron = 19.8 Zinc = 5.7 Calcium = 2679.3 Magnesium = 1065.3 Phosphorous 447.4 Potassium = 3266 Copper = 0.7 Boron = 4.1 Manganese = 23.6 Sulphur = 640.8	Total carotenoids = 186 µg/g	[35]
P. aculeata (dry basis, leaves)	n.a.	Thiamine (B1) = 1.18 ± 0.37 Nicotinamide (B3) = 2.75 ± 0.39 Pantothenic acid (B5) = 0.47 ± 0.43 Biotin (B7) = 35.12 ± 7.26 Ascorbic acid = 0.83 ± 0.14	[39]

* Average results from several studies; n.a., not analyzed.