Table 3.
Concentration of minerals in the five bean varieties.
| Elements | Bean Varieties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVBO | PVCA | PVCO | PVST | PVVE | |
| Ca (λ 393.366 nm) | 1013.97 ± 0.36 | 1114.75 ± 0.09 | 1441.97 ± 0.58 | 1083.33 ± 0.16 | 1127.33 ± 0.04 |
| Cu (λ 327.395 nm) | 7.88 ± 0.01 | 9.77 ± 0.01 | 8.22 ± 0.01 | 7.06 ± 0.01 | 6.53 ± 0.01 |
| Fe (λ 259.940 nm) | 64.39 ± 0.01 | 55.66 ± 0.01 | 46.42 ± 0.01 | 59.79 ± 0.01 | 59.24 ± 0.01 |
| K (λ 766.491 nm) | 13,504.24 ± 0.16 | 15,143.07 ± 0.19 | 13,886.36 ± 0.49 | 15,073.92 ± 0.82 | 15,760.73 ± 2.50 |
| Mg (λ 280.270 nm) | 1548.22 ± 0.37 | 1679.20 ± 0.05 | 1600.58 ± 0.12 | 1341.81 ± 0.31 | 1455.22 ± 0.15 |
| Mn (λ 257.610 nm) | 15.29 ± 0.01 | 20.02 ± 0.01 | 10.64 ± 0.01 | 11.77 ± 0.01 | 15.39 ± 0.01 |
| Ni (λ 216.555 nm) | 19.71 ± 0.01 | 1.46 ± 0.01 | 0.48 ± 0.01 | 0.47 ± 0.01 | 0.93 ± 0.01 |
| P (λ 213.618 nm) | 4724.68 ± 0.69 | 5095.70 ± 0.74 | 3581.24 ± 0.60 | 4450.56 ± 0.46 | 5031.72 ± 0.32 |
| S (λ 181.972 nm) | 2090.96 ± 0.18 | 1805.66 ± 0.33 | 1893.62 ± 0.11 | 1931.73 ± 0.45 | 2247.67 ± 0.20 |
Bean varieties: Borlotti (PVBO); Cannellino (PVCA); Controne (PVCO); Stregoni (PVST); Vellutina (PVVE). Mean ± standard deviation (mg/Kg).