Table 3.

Main and trace elements contents (mg/100g) in the different parts of the indigenous and hybrid varieties of pumpkin.

Factors		Indigenous variety	Hybrid variety
Na	Peel	9.652 ± 0.55	60.570 ± 0.52***
	Flesh	20.759 ± 0.51	24.770 ± 0.53**
	Seed	1.350 ± 0.31	0.980 ± 0.01
K	Peel	687.467 ± 0.62	1232.674 ± 0.60***
	Flesh	1616.394 ± 0.57***	1517.573 ± 0.74
	Seed	434.714 ± 0.57	557.645 ± 0.44***
Fe	Peel	4.004 ± 0.58	15.749 ± 0.52***
	Flesh	42.070 ± 0.59***	4.787 ± 0.55
	Seed	6.017 ± 0.58	5.507 ± 0.57
Ca	Peel	1.360 ± 0.35	0.960 ± 0.01
	Flesh	0.820 ± 0.01***	0.740 ± 0.01
	Seed	4.000 ± 0.58	3.757 ± 0.54
Zn	Peel	0.150 ± 0.01	18.777 ± 0.50***
	Flesh	0.230 ± 0.01	0.210 ± 0.01
	Seed	18.777 ± 0.50*	16.433 ± 0.56
P	Peel	1.419 ± 0.35	0.740 ± 0.01
	Flesh	1.363 ± 0.32	0.980 ± 0.01
	Seed	0.740 ± 0.01**	0.680 ± 0.01
Cu	Peel	0.025 ± 0.00	0.023 ± 0.00
	Flesh	0.060 ± 0.01	0.056 ± 0.00
	Seed	0.310 ± 0.01**	0.260 ± 0.01
Mn	Peel	0.360 ± 0.01	0.380 ± 0.01
	Flesh	0.450 ± 0.01	0.430 ± 0.01
	Seed	1.350 ± 0.33	0.980 ± 0.01
Mg	Peel	3.353 ± 0.33	3.607 ± 0.69
	Flesh	5.643 ± 0.58	4.770 ± 0.54
	Seed	4.340 ± 0.51	3.693 ± 0.60

Values are stated as mean ± SE (n = 3). *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001 are considered as significant.