TABLE 1.

Compositional analysis of filtered V8 juice

Component	Concn in 100% V8 juice (soluble portion) (mg/liter)	Calculated concn in 5% V8 juice medium (soluble portion)
		μMa	% (wt/vol)
Total minerals
P	138	223
K	1,524	1,949
Ca	80	99
Mg	75	154
S	95	148
B	0.6	2.8
Al	0.4	0.7
Na	1,460	3,175
Heavy metals
Cd	<0.1	<0.044
Co	<0.1	<0.085
Cr	<0.1	<0.096
Cu	0.3	0.236
Fe	1.3	1.164
Mn	0.4	0.364
Mo	<0.1	<0.052
Ni	<0.1	<0.085
Pb	0.2	0.048
Zn	1.2	0.917
Li	<0.1	<0.720
Nitrogen
Total	740	2,643
NH4 (inorganic)	183	508
NO3 (inorganic)	14	11
Organicb	543	2,124
Carbon
Total	28,380		1.4
d-Glucose	13,919		0.7
d-Fructose	14,461		0.7

^aConverted to molar concentrations for ease of comparison with other media.

^bEquals the difference between the total and the inorganic portions of nitrogen.