. 2025 Aug 22;15:30894. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-16332-7

Table 5.

Mineral composition (% dry matter) in hilsa Shad eggs sourced from cox’s bazar, chandpur, and Patuakhali (n = 3).

Minerals (mg/100 g)	Locations
Minerals (mg/100 g)	Cox’s Bazar	Chandpur	Patuakhali
P	294.00 ± 1.00^a	256.00 ± 0.50^c	278.97 ± 0.15^b
K	687.50 ± 1.00^b	650.00 ± 0.50^c	787.67 ± 0.96^a
Ca	18.70 ± 0.30^b	30.07 ± 0.55^a	17.67 ± 0.31^c
Mg	79.00 ± 0.20^b	102.00 ± 0.40^a	70.00 ± 0.70^c
Zn	17.00 ± 0.30^b	10.60 ± 0.60^c	96.00 ± 0.20^a
Cu	1.70 ± 0.20^c	5.10 ± 0.10^a	3.60 ± 0.30^b
Fe	24.80 ± 0.80^a	14.40 ± 0.40^c	22.60 ± 0.60^b
Mn	1.87 ± 0.03^a	1.29 ± 0.01^c	1.40 ± 0.05^b
Cr	1.23 ± 0.06^b	0.29 ± 0.01^c	1.66 ± 0.04^a

The data are represented as mean ± sd of means.

P-phosphorus, K-potassium, Ca-calcium, Mg-magnesium, Zn-zinc, Cu-copper, Fe-iron, Mn-manganese, Cr-chromium. Mean values with distinct superscripts specify remarkable variations (P < 0.05).