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. 2013 Jan 9;67(2):190–195. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.206

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
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.