Table 5.
Minerals (mg L−1) of pomegranate juices.
| Parameter | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | PS | DC | VL | WD | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anions (A-) | ||||||||||
| Fluorides | 42.97 ± 1.52 e | 41.80 ± 0.72 e | 48.27 ± 1.33 c | 45.60 ± 1.52 d | 41.67 ± 0.29 e | 39.03 ± 1.22 f | 59.90 ± 0.61 a | 42.37 ± 0.42 e | 51.33 ± 0.75 b | 45.88 |
| Chlorides | 365.17 ± 7.88 f | 296.07 ± 2.02 h | 317.63 ± 2.87 g | 380.83 ± 3.86 e | 285.70 ± 1.04 h | 489.63 ± 7.94 c | 637.10 ± 12.00 a | 422.00 ± 1.67 d | 557.97 ± 6.33 b | 416.90 |
| Phosphates | 262.80 ± 5.95 h | 333.40 ± 3.95 d | 310.87 ± 7.49 f | 294.47 ± 4.91 g | 317.17 ± 2.72 e | 387.67 ± 0.61 c | 463.87 ± 8.28 b | 387.80 ± 0.36 c | 545.30 ± 8.31 a | 367.04 |
| Sulphates | 69.53 ± 0.40 i | 83.70 ± 1.51 g | 113.20 ± 1.45 d | 90.93 ± 2.01 f | 139.97 ± 1.40 b | 126.60 ± 0.44 c | 206.73 ± 3.23 a | 93.97 ± 1.21 e | 79.60 ± 1.47 h | 111.58 |
| Total A- | 740.47 | 754.97 | 789.97 | 811.83 | 784.51 | 1042.93 | 1367.60 | 946.14 | 1234.20 | |
| Cations (C+) | ||||||||||
| Sodium | 9.21 ± 0.92 e | 13.33 ± 0.49 c | 13.58 ± 0.24 c | 12.81 ± 0.31 cd | 11.70 ± 1.05 d | 14.08 ± 0.14 c | 18.53 ± 1.69 a | 16.09 ± 0.88 b | 18.84 ± 0.86 a | 14.24 |
| Potassium | 1710.42 ± 19.95 d | 1819.33 ± 13.83 c | 1679.56 ± 68.23 d | 1287.99 ± 70.45 e | 2056.63 ± 19.41 b | 1668.04 ± 0.56 d | 2142.66 ± 16.43 b | 1749.37 ± 28.68 d | 2236.56 ± 51.49 a | 1816.73 |
| Magnesium | 54.32 ± 1.26 c | 57.57 ± 0.54 b | 72.08 ± 3.02 a | 53.98 ± 2.81 c | 69.58 ± 0.61 a | 49.00 ± 1.02 d | 70.60 ± 0.73 a | 48.75 ± 0.93 d | 57.84 ± 1.85 b | 59.30 |
| Calcium | 8.66 ± 1.69 c | 7.67 ± 1.06 c | 6.98 ± 0.40 c | 8.05 ± 0.69 c | 30.38 ± 1.20 b | 7.29 ± 0.53 c | 9.95 ± 1.18 c | 8.15 ± 1.60 c | 36.93 ± 1.20 a | 13.78 |
| Total C+ | 1782.61 | 1897.90 | 1772.20 | 1362.83 | 2168.29 | 1738.41 | 2241.74 | 1822.36 | 2350.17 | |
| Total Minerals | 2523.08 | 2652.87 | 2562.17 | 2174.66 | 2952.80 | 2781.34 | 3609.34 | 2768.50 | 3584.37 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). Significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) are indicated by different letters (from a to i). PS, ‘Primosole’; DC, ‘Dente di Cavallo’; VL, ‘Valenciana’; WD, ‘Wonderful’.