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. 2020 Jan 10;2020:5376280. doi: 10.1155/2020/5376280

Table 8.

Mineral concentrations of unblanched and steam blanched M. oleifera leaves dried at 65°C.

Mineral composition (mg /100 g)	Unblanched sample (563)	Steam blanched sample (706)
Na	31.99^b ± 0.88	15.24^a ± 4.22
K	858.52^b ± 110.11	445.22^a ± 61.40
Ca	871.48^b ± 73.47	627.01^a ± 34.73
Mg	244.94^a ± 30.51	265.38^a ± 43.91
Mn	51.11^a ± 3.36	132.29^b ± 20.29
Zn	1.71^a ± 0.34	1.20^a ± 0.06
Fe	19.76^a ± 1.55	64.38^b ± 21.67
Cu	1.63^a ± 1.48	0.89^a ± 0.57

n = 3; mean ± SD. Values in a row followed by different letters in superscript are significantly different (p < 0.05).