Table 2.
Mineral composition of untreated and irradiated cooked Mallow at 2 and 4 kGy on dry weight basis mg/100 g (n=3).
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| Minerals | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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| Potassium | 952.934a±36.413 | 749.153b±27.085 | 631.293c±4.328 |
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| Sodium | 460.558a±20.149 | 336.712b±36.828 | 235.782c±10.733 |
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| Phosphor | 379.967a±7.611 | 369.832a±9.545 | 330.963b±3.155 |
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| Copper | 2.416a± 0.198 | 2.425a±0.076 | 1.955b±0.091 |
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| Zinc | 6.646a± 0.078 | 6.564a±1.234 | 5.014b ±0.029 |
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| Magnesium | 189.160a±3.925 | 188.712a±1.560 | 145.419b±2.592 |
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| Iron | 16.137a±0.639 | 16.384a ±0.735 | 12.791b±0.997 |
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| Calcium | 199.889a±2.541 | 197.97a±1.93 | 161.138b±0.637 |
Values followed by the same letter along the row are not significantly different (P<0.05).