Table 3.
Bioaccessibility of Zn in sprouts.
| Sprout sample | Treatments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (0 ppm) | 25 ppm | 50 ppm | ||||
| Extracted Zn (ppm) | Bioaccessibility (%) | Extracted Zn (ppm) | Bioaccessibility (%) | Extracted Zn (ppm) | Bioaccessibility (%) | |
| BARI Gom 28 (BW 28) | ||||||
| Seed sample | 0.56 | Not detectable | 17 | 68 | 36 | 72 | 
| Root sample | 0.53 | Not detectable | 15.50 | 62 | 33 | 66 | 
| BARI Chola 5 (BC 5) | ||||||
| Seed sample | 0.57 | Not detectable | 22.50 | 90 | 44.50 | 89 | 
| Root sample | 0.52 | Not detectable | 20.50 | 82 | 41.50 | 83 | 
| BARI Mung 6 (BM 6) | ||||||
| Seed sample | 0.72 | Not detectable | 19.50 | 78 | 39.50 | 79 | 
| Root sample | 0.45 | Not detectable | 16 | 64 | 33.50 | 67 |