Table 5.

Changes in mineral contents of African oil bean seeds during processing (mg/kg dry wt).

Mineral	Raw	Cooked	Fermented	Canned
P	351.89 ± 2.58	317.92 ± 2.24	291.02 ± 0.53	176.06 ± 12.69
K	127.19 ± 7.99	175.80 ± 12.46	110.39 ± 6.18	156.67 ± 11.49
Na	184.98 ± 12.31	113.49 ± 2.17	172.06 ± 9.42	168.57 ± 7.30
Ca	314.30 ± 11.32	329.29 ± 11.35	208.92 ± 14.37	404.54 ± 13.34
Mg	292.05 ± 9.86	479.37 ± 5.61	334.98 ± 11.07	397.03 ± 2.02
Zn	9.78 ± 0.61	13.47 ± 0.28	9.23 ± 0.78	15.41 ± 1.98
Fe	56.28 ± 5.42	56.80 ± 1.39	42.46 ± 1.02	42.48 ± 3.19
Mn	23.99 ± 3.06	27.71 ± 1.69	26.87 ± 0.36	15.60 ± 2.75

Source: Enujiugha and Akanbi (2005).