Figure 4.

Retention of target minerals after processing of an almond-based beverage. Retention of (A) calcium, (B) zinc, (C) magnesium, (D) phosphorus, and (E) potassium after different high temperature-short time (HTST) processing treatments. The almond-based beverage was fortified with calcium carbonate and zinc gluconate; magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium are naturally occurring minerals from the base ingredients. Data for total magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and zinc are reported as ²⁴Mg, ³¹P, ³⁹K, ⁴⁴Ca, and ⁶⁶Zn, respectively. ANOVA indicated that there was no significant effect of temperature treatments on the amount of any target mineral. Values are shown as means ± SD of three trials.