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. 2016 Jul 18;16:225. doi: 10.1186/s12906-016-1203-0

Table 5.

Proximate analysis, vitamins contents and minerals contents of the fresh samples of tomato (S. lycopersicum L.) and broccoli (B. oleracea L. Italica)

Item Tomato Broccoli
Proximate analysis Nutritive Value 24.32 Kcal 41.76 Kcal
Percentage/Fresh weight
Moisture content 93.7 % 88.6 %
Total ash 0.46 % 0.87 %
Total carbohydrates 4.2 % 6.9 %
Total lipids 0.44 % 0.32 %
Total proteins 0.89 % 2.82 %
Vitamins Amount in 100 gm fresh weight
Vitamin A (IU) 837 624
Vitamin E (mg) 0.539 0.36
Vitamin C (mg) 24.68 90.02
Vitamin B1 (mg) 0.057 0.121
Vitamin B2 (mg) 0.036 0.175
Vitamin B3 (mg) 0.54 0.69
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.007 0.28
Vitamin B12 (mg) NDa NDa
Minerals Potassium (mg) 247.84 317.48
Calcium (mg) 15.98 48.07
Sodium (mg) 73.6 33.96
Chromium (mg) 0.16 0.02
Copper (mg) 0.077 0.029
Manganese (mg) 0.19 0.24
Zinc (mg) 0.21 0.44

aND: Not detected