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. 2024 Jul 8;13(13):2161. doi: 10.3390/foods13132161

Table 5.

Trace element content (mg/kg wet tissue) in guinea fowl egg albumen.

Item Storage Time Laying Season (Average ± SD)
I II III Average
Zn 7 days 0.17 a ± 0.09 0.19 a ± 0.09 0.10 a ± 0.05 0.15 d ± 0.08
14 days 0.12 a ± 0.06 0.16 a ± 0.09 0.09 a ± 0.02 0.13 d ± 0.07
21 days 0.14 a ± 0.09 0.16 a ± 0.10 0.08 a ± 0.03 0.14 d ± 0.08
Average 0.14 a ± 0.08 0.17 a ± 0.09 0.09 b ± 0.03 0.14 ± 0.08
Si 7 days 3.21 b ± 0.52 3.35 ab ± 0.98 4.09 a ± 0.63 3.55 d ± 0.81
14 days 3.40 ab ± 1.06 3.47 ab ± 1.05 4.29 a ± 0.97 3.72 d ± 1.07
21 days 3.42 ab ± 0.98 2.78 b ± 0.49 4.57 a ± 1.02 3.59 d ± 1.13
Average 3.34 b ± 0.86 3.20 b ± 0.90 4.32 a ± 0.88 3.62 d ± 1.00
Fe 7 days 0.45 a ± 0.09 0.24 cd ± 0.04 0.19 d ± 0.06 0.29 d ± 0.13
14 days 0.33 bc ± 0.08 0.19 d ± 0.06 0.21 d ± 0.08 0.24 e ± 0.10
21 days 0.37 ab ± 0.12 0.19 d ± 0.06 0.22 d ± 0.05 0.26 de ± 0.11
Average 0.38 a ± 0.11 0.21 b ± 0.06 0.20 b ± 0.07 0.26 ± 0.12
Cu 7 days 0.22 bc ± 0.03 0.23 bc ± 0.06 0.19 c ± 0.04 0.21 e ± 0.04
14 days 0.28 ab ± 0.03 0.22 c ± 0.02 0.25 abc ± 0.05 0.25 d ± 0.04
21 days 0.30 a ± 0.06 0.25 abc ± 0.04 0.22 c ± 0.02 0.26 d ± 0.06
Average 0.27 a ± 0.05 0.23 b ± 0.04 0.22 b ± 0.04 0.24 ± 0.05
Ba 7 days 0.015 bc ± 0.005 0.019 ab ± 0.003 0.012 cd ± 0.004 0.015 d ± 0.005
14 days 0.009 d ± 0.003 0.016 bc ± 0.005 0.012 cd ± 0.004 0.012 e ± 0.005
21 days 0.022 a ± 0.004 0.011 cd ± 0.003 0.012 cd ± 0.004 0.015 de ± 0.006
Average 0.015 a ± 0.006 0.015 a ± 0.005 0.012 b ± 0.004 0.014 ± 0.005
Sr 7 days 0.15 ab ± 0.02 0.14 ab ± 0.02 0.17 a ± 0.04 0.15 d ± 0.03
14 days 0.13 bc ± 0.02 0.12 bc ± 0.03 0.16 a ± 0.02 0.14 e ± 0.02
21 days 0.14 ab ± 0.03 0.10 c ± 0.02 0.16 a ± 0.02 0.13 e ± 0.03
Average 0.14 b ± 0.02 0.12 c ± 0.03 0.16 a ± 0.03 0.14 ± 0.03
Mn 7 days 0.031 a ± 0.005 0.022 bc ± 0.003 0.022 bc ± 0.003 0.025 d ± 0.006
14 days 0.023 bc ± 0.001 0.020 bc ± 0.002 0.019 c ± 0.002 0.021 e ± 0.002
21 days 0.025 b ± 0.006 0.021 bc ± 0.002 0.020 bc ± 0.002 0.022 e ± 0.004
Average 0.026 a ± 0.006 0.021 b ± 0.002 0.020 b ± 0.003 0.022 ± 0.005
Al 7 days 0.28 a ± 0.04 0.18 b ± 0.04 0.15 b ± 0.05 0.21 d ± 0.07
14 days 0.27 a ± 0.06 0.15 b ± 0.02 0.14 b ± 0.05 0.19 d ± 0.08
21 days 0.27 a ± 0.07 0.12 b ± 0.02 0.17 b ± 0.05 0.19 d ± 0.08
Average 0.27 a ± 0.06 0.15 b ± 0.04 0.15 b ± 0.05 0.19 ± 0.08
Se 7 days 0.11 a ± 0.01 0.11 a ± 0.02 0.11 a ± 0.01 0.11 d ± 0.02
14 days 0.11 a ± 0.01 0.12 a ± 0.01 0.12 a ± 0.01 0.11 d ± 0.01
21 days 0.11 a ± 0.01 0.13 a ± 0.01 0.11 a ± 0.01 0.12 d ± 0.01
Average 0.11 b ± 0.01 0.12 a ± 0.01 0.11 ab ± 0.01 0.11 ± 0.01
Cr 7 days 0.34 a ± 0.08 0.34 a ± 0.05 0.33 a ± 0.05 0.34 d ± 0.06
14 days 0.35 a ± 0.04 0.33 a ± 0.05 0.33 a ± 0.03 0.33 d ± 0.04
21 days 0.32 a ± 0.06 0.37 a ± 0.02 0.36 a ± 0.06 0.35 d ± 0.05
Average 0.34 a ± 0.06 0.35 a ± 0.04 0.34 a ± 0.05 0.34 ± 0.05
Pb 7 days 0.064 a ± 0.004 0.060 ab ± 0.005 0.059 ab ± 0.005 0.061 d ± 0.005
14 days 0.057 b ± 0.002 0.058 ab ± 0.004 0.058 ab ± 0.004 0.058 e ± 0.004
21 days 0.059 ab ± 0.003 0.063 ab ± 0.004 0.060 ab ± 0.005 0.061 d ± 0.004
Average 0.060 a ± 0.004 0.060 a ± 0.004 0.059 a ± 0.005 0.060 ± 0.004
Cd 7 days 0.0053 bc ± 0.0004 0.0057 ab ± 0.0005 0.0049 c ± 0.0003 0.0053 d ± 0.0005
14 days 0.0048 c ± 0.0004 0.0053 bc ± 0.0006 0.0048 c ± 0.0005 0.0050 e ± 0.0005
21 days 0.0060 a ± 0.0004 0.0053 bc ± 0.0003 0.0048 c ± 0.0004 0.0054 d ± 0.0006
Average 0.0054 a ± 0.0006 0.0054 a ± 0.0005 0.0048 b ± 0.0004 0.0052 ± 0.0006
Main Effect (p-Value)
Laying Season (L) Storage Time (ST) L × ST
Zn 0.0005 0.2710 0.9758
Si <0.0001 0.7303 0.3141
Fe <0.0001 0.0209 0.0351
Cu 0.0001 0.0002 0.0065
Ba 0.0005 0.0127 <0.0001
Sr <0.0001 0.0052 0.2629
Mn <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0328
Al <0.0001 0.2127 0.2135
Se 0.0214 0.3411 0.4145
Cr 0.8033 0.5600 0.2255
Pb 0.4351 0.0068 0.0302
Cd <0.0001 0.0010 <0.0001

a–c—Statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) for the laying season are marked with different letters in the subscript; d,e—statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) for the storage time are marked with different letters in the subscript; a–d—statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) for interaction type of laying season × storage time are marked with different letters in the superscript.