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. 2017 Jan 12;5(3):750–762. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.455

Table 3.

Mineral Composition of composite flour blends obtained from unripe banana, pigeon pea, and sweet potato flours

UBF:PPF:SPF Magnesium (mg/100 g) Sodium (mg/100 g) Iron (mg/100 g) Potassium (mg/100 g) Calcium (mg/100 g)
10:80:10 738.18p 5.39f 0.15a 3.22i 5.83m
45:45:10 729.47m 4.64e 0.16b 3.83j 3.26e
10:10:80 620.72d 10.18m 0.22d 1.67b 3.57f
21.67:56.67:21.67 641.92f 9.18l 0.22d 1.92c 3.78g
45:10:45 683.60j 7.95j 0.19c 2.17e 1.81b
10:45:45 667.59g 8.73k 0.17b 2.01d 4.35j
10:10:80 627.07e 10.28n 0.19c 1.65a 2.59c
33.3:33.3:33.3 681.24i 7.12i 0.21d 2.49f 3.03d
56.67:21.67:21.67 753.60q 5.64g 0.19c 3.14h 4.74k
10:80:10 730.73o 5.39f 0.15a 3.22i 5.75l
80:10:10 727.80l 3.87c 0.20d 4.69l 1.13a
45:10:45 676.79h 7.95j 0.19c 2.17e 1.90b
21.67:21.67:56:67 702.90k 6.08h 0.17b 2.87g 3.80h
80:10:10 727.85m 3.85b 0.19c 4.59k 1.10a
100:0:0 78.02b 2.51a 1.26h 18.26n 4.13i
0:100:0 81.29c 4.58d 0.95g 17.43m 7.34n
0:0:100 70.89a 11.67o 0.41f 18.40o 3.87h

Mean values with different superscripts within a column are significantly different (p < .05).

UBF, Unripe banana flour; PPF, Pigeon pea flour; SPF, Sweetpotato flour.