. 2013 Oct 10;52(3):1705–1711. doi: 10.1007/s13197-013-1178-5

Table 3.

Total (mg/100 g) and extractable (%) Ca, P and Fe of sorghum cultivar (Dabar) as affected by irradiation followed by processing

Radiation dose (KGy)	Treatment	Minerals
		Ca		P		Fe
		Total (mg/100 g)	Extractable (%)	Total (mg/100 g)	Extractable (%)	Total (mg/100 g)	Extractable (%)
0	Raw	14.2 ± 1.03^c	35.0 ± 0.12^k	340.0 ± 0.01^k	43.5 ± 0.01^m	3.5 ± 0.03^ef	5.1 ± 0.06^d
	Fermented	15.4 ± 2.06^a	76.7 ± 0.65^f	351.0 ± 0.98^g	56.0 ± 0.41ⁱ	3.7 ± 0.01^d	21.5 ± 0.11^c
	Cooked	14.3 ± 0.11^bc	37.5 ± 0.19^j	339.2 ± 0.01^l	41.7 ± 0.83ⁿ	4.0 ± 0.01^ab	4. 9 ± 0.11^d
	Fermented cooked	14.3 ±0.11^bc	81.7 ± 0.49^c	340.0 ± 0.19^k	53.5 ± 0.71^j	3.0 ± 1.03^g	21.2 ± 0.12^c
5	Raw	14.2 ± 0.52^c	39.1 ± 0.64ⁱ	339.0 ± 0.03^l	45.7 ± 0.02 ^l	3.5 ± 1.04^ef	5.1 ± 2.17^d
	Fermented	15.0 ± 0.23^a	78.0 ± 0.02^e	361.0 ± 0.82^f	68.6 ± 0.24^f	3.7 ± 0.09^d	22.0 ± 0.02^b
	Cooked	14.1 ± 0.12^c	34.9 ± 0.09^k	344.0 ± 0.72^j	43.9 ± 0.02^m	3.0 ± 0.13^g	5.0 ± 0.82^d
	Fermented cooked	14.1 ± 0.54^c	80.5 ± 0.65^d	362.0 ± 0.32^e	75.0 ± 0.02^e	3. 9 ± 0.76^ab	22.1 ± 0.76^ab
10	Raw	13.9 ± 0.79^cd	35.0 ± 1.18^k	346.0 ± 0.67ⁱ	61.7 ± 0.05^g	3.6 ± 0.81^e	5.1 ± 0.02^d
	Fermented	14.8 ± 0.21^b	86.0 ± 0.13^b	375.5 ± 0.12^a	81.5 ± 0.02^c	4.0 ± 0.97^a	22.0 ± 0.09^b
	Cooked	13.7 ± 0.23^d	63.7 ± 0.08^h	335.5 ± 0.53^m	57.1 ± 0.02^h	3.0 ± 0.76^g	4.9 ± 0.72^d
	Fermented cooked	14.4 ± 0.72^bc	90.7 ± 0.43^a	373.0 ± 0.96^b	82.6 ± 0.02^b	3.8 ± 0.54^cd	22.0 ± 0.05^b
15	Raw	14.1 ± 1.05^c	35.0 ± 0.52^k	347.4 ± 1.13^h	52.1 ± 0.16^k	3.5 ± 0.85^ef	5.0 ± 0.98^d
	Fermented	15.2 ± 0.01^a	85.5 ± 0.86^b	365.4 ± 0.95^d	78.5 ± 0.02^d	3.9 ± 0.23^ab	22.7 ± 0.08^a
	Cooked	13.9 ± 0.65^cd	67.8 ± 0.09^g	344.0 ± 0.23^j	53.3 ± 0.02^j	3. 5 ± 0.76^f	5.1 ± 0.12^d
	Fermented cooked	14.0 ± 0.06^cd	91.2 ± 0.78^a	369.3 ± 0.23^c	83.7 ± 0.88^a	3.9 ± 0.21^bc	22.5 ± 0.53^a

Values are means ± SD (n = 3)

Means not sharing a common superscript(s) in a column are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05