Table 4.
Mineral composition of seed and flesh of X. americana fruit (expressed on mg/100 g) of Sample.
Fruit parts | Calcium | Magnesium | Iron | Manganese | Copper |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red flesh | 16.56 ± 2.08d | 98.27 ± 11.02a | 2.16 ± 13a | 0.74 ± 09c | 1.35 ± 04ab |
Red seed | 49.55 ± 6.9a | 32.64 ± 4.0d | 1.15 ± 0.05b | 33.92 ± 0.58a | 0.083 ± 0.09c |
Yellow flesh | 23.14 ± 1.8c | 76.3 ± 5.19b | 1.74 ± 0.8a | 1.07 ± 0.35c | 1.52 ± 0.02a |
Yellow seed | 42.45 ± 14b | 41 ± 288c | 1.29 ± 0.01b | 26.73 ± 7.08b | 0.10 ± 0.5bc |
Means followed by the same letters in the same column for each part of the fruit do not differ by Tukey's test at 5% probability. All values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3).