Table 2.
Batch‐to‐batch analysis of the minerals in the NF
| Parameter (mg/kg) | Batches | Method of analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | ||
| Calcium | 243 | 183 | 218 | 309 | 229 | 213 | AOAC 2015.01 Mod < 2232 ICP‐MS |
| Chromium | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.31 | 0.04 | |
| Copper | 5.70 | 7.23 | 6.40 | 7.04 | 5.34 | 7.94 | |
| Iron | 82.0 | 68.6 | 78.3 | 70.8 | 88.0 | 91.3 | |
| Magnesium | 836 | 880 | 875 | 847 | 822 | 977 | |
| Manganese | 9.24 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.35 | 9.59 | 10.7 | |
| Molybdenum | 3.84 | 5.04 | 4.97 | 7.00 | 5.59 | 7.07 | |
| Phosphorus | 5,350 | 5,700 | 5,500 | 5,260 | 5,490 | 6,270 | |
| Potassium | 5,720 | 6,110 | 6,170 | 5,270 | 4,980 | 6,650 | |
| Selenium | < 0.1 | 0.1 | < 0.1 | 0.1 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | |
| Sodium | 12,200 | 7,610 | 8,490 | 7,320 | 8,190 | 9,720 | |
| Zinc | 17.9 | 20.2 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 17.1 | |
AOAC: Association of Official Agricultural Chemists; ICP‐MS: inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.