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. 2020 Sep 29;58(8):2906–2913. doi: 10.1007/s13197-020-04792-w

Table 2.

Effect of cooking pot on quantity of vitamins and minerals preserved in cooked food

Nutrient	Types of cooking pot
Nutrient	Raw food	Titanium	Stainless steel	Enamel ware	Cast iron	Old aluminum	New aluminum
Vitamins (µg/kg)
Vitamin A	206.57^a ± 16.89	198.94^a ± 9.35	157.91^a ± 10.37	188.94^a ± 5.35	147.94^a ± 3.65	141.39^a ± 28.04	148.88^a ± 29.21
Vitamin B₁	2.27^a ± 2.88	1.93^ab ± 2.52	1.66^bc ± 2.26	1.76^bc ± 1.29	1.46^c ± 2.12	1.29^c ± 2.10	1.47^c ± 2.09
Vitamin C	9.88^a ± 8.11	9.28^ab ± 7.92	8.43^b ± 7.23	7.13^b ± 5.34	6.42^c ± 2.23	6.04^c ± 6.27	6.24^c ± 5.40
Minerals (mg/kg)
Sodium	111.29^a ± 2.38	107.48^a ± 0.23	97.15^a ± 5.62	95.55^a ± 6.66	93.91^a ± 5.44	93.18^a ± 7.30	93.77^a ± 3.80
Potassium	410.67^a ± 18.20	351.81^b ± 2.70	323.11^bc ± 56.19	343.21^c ± 1.16	315.01 ± 8.26	293.74^c ± 4.17	302.36^c ± 9.00
Selenium	9.19^a ± 1.46	7.85^b ± 0.81	7.04^c ± 0.87	7.79^c ± 06.19	6.26^c ± 0.83	6.43^d ± 0.55	6.69^d ± 1.71
Magnesium	136.53^a ± 19.36	122.59^ab ± 12.90	113.69^bc ± 10.97	161.7 9 ± 2.19	143.62^e ± 0.67	136.53^a ± 29.36	109.10^c ± 9.86
Calcium	30.83^a ± 21.83	26.75^b ± 19.47	25.94^b ± 18.69	26.25^b ± 18.69	24.69^b ± 17.42	24.59^b ± 7.61	24.79^b ± 17.42
Zinc	5.08^a ± 0.23	4.68^b ± 0.10	4.25^c ± 0.61	5.04 ± 0.46	4.27 ± 0.21	4.05^d ± 0.66	4.25^c ± 0.51

Mean values in the same row having the same superscript are not significantly different (p < 0.05). Average of five different food stuffs