Table 2.
Content of minerals and vitamins in GM, PM and ZD maize*
| Composition | GM | PM | ZD | OECD rangea | ILSI rangeb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minerals | |||||
| Phosphorus (g/100 g) | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.23–0.75 | 0.13–0.55(0.31) |
| Potassium (mg/ 100 g) | 213.96 | 233.92 | 223.10 | 320–720 | 181.00–603.00(365.45) |
| Magnesium (mg/100 g) | 130.03 | 120.68 | 110.09 | 82–1000 | 59.4–194.0(119.97) |
| Calcium (mg/100 g) | 5.67 | 6.55 | 7.32 | 3–100 | 1.18–101.00(4.21) |
| Iron (mg/100 g) | 2.86 | 1.68 | 2.33 | 0.1–10 | 0.95–19.10(2.01) |
| Zinc (mg/100 g) | 2.08 | 2.48 | 2.68 | 1.2–3.0 | 0.65–4.26(2.23) |
| Sodium | 0.93 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0–150 | 0.017–73.15(2.15) |
| phytate phosphorus (g/100 g) | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.13 | / | / |
| phytate phosphorus /Phosphorus | 6.92% | 10.38% | 52.73% | / | / |
| Vitamins | |||||
| Vitamin A (μg/100 g) | 8.63 | 6.64 | 6.53 | / | / |
| Vitamin E (mg/100 g) | 4.96 | 3.97 | 4.93 | 0.30–1.21 | 0.18–8.99(2.72) |
| Vitamin B1 (mg/100 g) | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.23–0.86 | 0.13–4.0(0.37) |
| Vitamin B2 (mg/100 g) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.025–0.56 | 0.05–0.74(0.20) |
| Vitamin B6(mg/100 g) | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.46–0.96 | 0.12–1.21(0.59) |
| Vitamin B12(μg/100 g) | 0.34 | 0.43 | 0.34 | / | / |
| Niacin (mg/100 g) | 3.01 | 2.78 | 3.05 | 0.93–7.00 | 0.74–4.69(2.07) |
* GM,phytase gene maize; PM, traditional parental maize of GM; ZD, commercialized maize “Zhengdan 958”; All data in the table are calculated by dry weight.
aOECD (2002). b ILSI (2019) version 7.0, all the range was showed from min to max value, with mean in parentheses.