Table 2. Mineral element composition of Kamut and control wheat.
Variable (mg/kg) | Kamut (Semolina) | Control (Semolina) | P-value | Kamut (Flour) | Control (Flour) | P-value |
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Potassium | 2817±6.52 | 2393±0.808 | 0.006 | 2663±0.811 | 1553±6.47 | 0.001 |
Magnesium | 909.57±58.7 | 795.58±50.1 | 0.003 | 889.03±27.6 | 542.06±28.9 | 0.001 |
Phosphorus | 2.98±0.26 | 2.67±0.62 | 0.001 | 2.85±0.62 | 1.77±0.84 | 0.02 |
Zinc | 25.19±0.05 | 25.99±0.09 | 0.02 | 24.95±0.02 | 15.15±0.05 | 0.001 |
Iron | 29.63±0.24 | 28.02±0.04 | 0.06 | 24.13±0.04 | 20.42±0.14 | 0.01 |
Selenium | 0.99±0.04 | 0.92±0.03 | 0.2 | 0.90±0.008 | 0.74±0.006 | 0.02 |
Vanadium, mg/kg | 1.01±0.02 | 0.73±0.008 | 0.005 | 0.98±0.008 | 0.63±0.004 | 0.0001 |
Data are reported as mean±s.d.