. 2017 Apr 1;6(4):27. doi: 10.3390/foods6040027

Table 1.

Minerals (macro and micro) and tannin and phytate contents of different niger varieties (in mg/100 g, wet base).

Minerals	Niger Seed Varieties
Minerals	Shambu	Kuyu	Esete	Ginchi	Fogera	Average *
P	831.48^c	867.02^a	660.61^e	703.63^d	860.46^b	784.64^a
K	742.66^d	767.4^c	610.15^e	808.65^a	788.64^b	743.50^a
Ca	402.07^d	450.72^b	430.97^c	371.94^e	467.58^a	424.66^b
Mg	313.76^c	352.95^a	264.93^e	290.82^d	342.93^b	313.08^b
S	236.56^e	266.35^b	254.55^c	276.67^a	252.79^d	257.38^b
Na	1.65^d	1.64^d	2.46^c	3.87^b	4.97^a	2.92^c
Fe	9.46^c	13.65^a	5.65^d	9.37^c	13.17^b	10.26^b
Zn	3.94^a	3.77^b	3.96^a	3.57^c	3.74^b	3.80^c
Mn	1.83^d	3.44^c	1.05^e	7.36^a	3.63^b	3.46^b
B	1.96^a,b	1.87^b,c	2.1^a,b	1.72^c	2.23^a	1.98^a
Cu	0.93^a	0.95^a	1.04^a	1.12^a	1.07^a	1.02^c
Se	0.19^b	0.17^b	0.12^c	0.33^a	0.10^d	0.18^b
Tannin	109^c ± 7.12	167^b ± 1.57	91^d ± 3.46	105^c ± 8.41	201^a ± 2.62	134.6
Phytate	315.51^c ± 1.27	250.95^e ± 0.49	515.92^a ± 0.60	303.79^d ± 0.46	376.73^b ± 2.75	352.58

Values followed by different superscript in the same row are significantly different at p < 0.05. * Comparison is made with the average value of linseed and sesame seed.