Table 5.
Microminerals and macrominerals of edible flowers from eight species of the Zingiberaceae family found in Thailand.
| Parameters | AG | AM | CP | EE | HF(Y) | HF(O) | ZO | ZOT | ZZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macroelements | |||||||||
| Sodium (g/100 g) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Calcium (mg/100 g) | 41 ± 1.42e | 56 ± 1.61d | 38 ± 1.34f | 100 + 0.76b | 13 ± 0.88g | 8 ± 0.85i | 41 ± 0.59e,f | 140 ± 1.45a | 83 ± 0.72c |
| Potassium (mg/100 g) | 589 ± 0.89b | 278 ± 0.78f | 381 ± 1.04d | 194 ± 0.95h | 256 ± 1.86g | 194 ± 1.32h | 737 ± 1.73a | 547 ± 0.97c | 310 ± 1.10e |
| Microelement | |||||||||
| Iron (mg/100 g) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.32 ± 0.01 | – | – |
Values are means of the triplicates ± SE.
AG, Alpinia galanga; AM, Amomum maximum; CP, Curcuma plicata; EE, Etlingera elatior; HF(Y), Hedychium forrestii (yellow filament); HF(O), H. forrestii (orange filament); ZO, Zingiber officinale; ZOT, Z. ottensii; ZZ, Z. zerumbet.
a–iMean values with different superscript letter within the samerow of each parameters are significantly different at P < 0.05.