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. 2020 Apr 23;6(4):e03765. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03765

Table 4.

A comparison of the mineral constituents of Hen and Crocodile Egg Shells (Mwambungu et al., 2014).

Minerals Hen Egg Shells (mg/100g) Crocodile Egg Shells (mg/100g)
Copper 0.93 ± 0.00 0.97 ± 0.02
Cobalt 0.93 ± 0.01 0.79 ± 0.06
Manganese 0.93 ± 0.01 0.79 ± 0.05
Iron 7.64 ± 0.02 7.23 ± 0.14
Potassium 82.2 ± 0.7 44.0 ± 0.6
Sodium 168.9 ± 0.3 151.2 ± 1.2
Lead 1.36 ± 0.1 2.5 ± 0.2
Zinc 0.93 ± 0.02 0.79 ± 0.05
Chromium 6.0 ± 0.3 6.3 ± 0.3
Magnesium 247.7 ± 0.3 110.0 ± 1.3
Calcium 2534.4 ± 10.6 2271.7 ± 8.8
Phosphorus 139.8 ± 0.2 5.0 ± 0.1