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

Table 5.

Total (mg/100 g) and extractable (%) Ca, P and Fe of sorghum cultivar (Karamaka) 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	14.7 ± 0.02^de	30.0 ± 0.09^k	333.0 ± 0.01^k	45.2 ± 0.45^l	4.4 ± 0.03^a	4.6 ± 0.08^g
	Fermented	17.2 ± 0.13^b	66.0 ± 0.71^f	340.0 ± 2.08^f	58.4 ± 0.86^f	4.5 ± 1.09^a	33.2 ± 1.03^d
	Cooked	14.6 ± 1.95^de	30.0 ± 0.14^k	329.0 ± 0.00^m	42.8 ± 0.78ⁿ	4.4 ± 0.01^a	4.7 ±0.17^g
	Fermented cooked	14.9 ± 0.09^d	57.9 ± 0.06^g	335.2 ± 0.07 ⁱ	49.7 ± 0.13ⁱ	4.4 ± 0.34^a	32.9 ± 0.91^e
5	Raw	14.6 ± 1.65^de	31.1 ± 1.12^j	330.0 ± 0.09 ^l	45.5 ± 0.60^l	4.4 ± 0.94^a	4.0 ± 0.76ⁱ
	Fermented	16.9 ± 0.09^b	75.0 ± 0.18^d	341.0 ± 0.75^e	60.0 ± 0.09^e	4.5 ± 0.05^a	33.9 ± 0.51^bc
	Cooked	14.7 ± 0.25^de	37.5 ± 0.45^h	329.0 ± 0.96^m	43.9 ± 0.23^m	4.4 ± 0.85^a	4.3 ± 0.75^h
	Fermented cooked	15.1 ± 0.75^d	70.0 ± 0.95^e	336.0 ± 0.64^h	52.7 ± 0.76^h	4.4 ± 0.75^a	33.8 ± 0.76^c
10	Raw	14.4 ± 0.51^e	31.0 ± 0.96^j	334.0 ± 2.23^j	46.2 ± 0.01^k	4.4 ± 0.93^a	4.6 ± 0.16^g
	Fermented	18.2 ± 0.87^a	90.0 ± 0.64^c	342.0 ± 0.08^d	69.5 ± 0.98^c	4.5 ± 0.54^a	34.1 ± 0.01^b
	Cooked	14.8 ± 0.96^de	35.1 ± 0.98ⁱ	329.0 ± 0.53^m	58.8 ± 0.76^f	4.4 ± 0.63^a	5.0 ± 0.18^f
	Fermented cooked	15.8 ± 0.13^c	94.0 ± 0.07^a	344.0 ± 0.79^c	63.3 ± 0.43^d	4.4 ± 0.01^a	34.0 ± 0.97^b
15	Raw	14.9 ± 0.06^d	30.0 ± 0.87^k	337.0 ± 0.06^g	46.7 ± 0.28^j	4.5 ± 0.45^a	4.7 ± 0.76^g
	Fermented	18.0 ± 0.36^a	89.7 ± 0.91^c	352.0 ± 0.78^a	72.2 ± 0.01^a	4.5 ± 0.81^a	34.3 ± 0.43^a
	Cooked	13.8 ± 0.97^g	30.2 ± 1.22^k	336.0 ± 0.71^h	57.5 ± 0.12^g	4.4 ± 0.36^a	4. 9 ± 0.01^f
	Fermented cooked	15.1 ± 0.64^d	92.6 ± 0.53^b	351.0 ± 0.01^b	71.7 ± 0.96^b	4.4 ± 0.42^a	34.1 ± 1.01^a

Values are means ± SD (n = 3)

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