Table 3.
Mineral contents in peel and pulp of different varieties of peach (Prunus persica L.) fruit.
| Mineral Contents (mg/100 g) | Variety | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shireen | Golden | Shahpasand | ||||
| Peel | Pulp | Peel | Pulp | Peel | Pulp | |
| K | 1240.4 ± 24.8 | 1520.2 ± 31.5 | 1330.1 ± 26.4 | 1690.4 ± 33.1 | 1290.1 ± 23.9 | 1580.3 ± 30.2 |
| Ca | 87.50 ± 1.74 | 59.70 ± 1.33 | 81.70 ± 1.57 | 49.90 ± 1.11 | 76.60 ± 1.46 | 40.80 ± 0.83 |
| Mg | 92.70 ± 1.81 | 61.50 ± 1.24 | 100.9 ± 0.2 | 69.30 ± 1.39 | 85.50 ± 1.54 | 54.30 ± 1.13 |
| Mn | 0.69 ± 0.2 | 0.47 ± 0.03 | 0.74 ± 0.1 | 0.53 ± 0.04 | 0.70 ± 0.03 | 0.41 ± 0.02 |
| Fe | 7.01 ± 0.14 | 1.62 ± 0.01 | 6.53 ± 2.7 | 1.89 ± 0.03 | 5.14 ± 1.12 | 1.59 ± 0.04 |
| Zn | 0.59 ± 0.03 | 0.35 ± 0.02 | 0.51 ± 0.05 | 0.30 ± 0.02 | 0.40 ± 0.03 | 0.29 ± 0.02 |
| Mean | 238.14 ± 4.76 a | 273.97 ± 4.35 b | 253.41 ± 5.03 a | 302.05 ± 6.01 b | 239.78 ± 4.99 a | 279.61 ± 5.61 b |
Data are mean (n = 3) SD ± (n = 3, p < 0.05); Different superscript letters within the Mean’s row indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) between peel and pulp.