TABLE 3.
Pathway analysis showing direct and indirect effects of nutritional content on oxalates of spinach accessions.
| Variables | Indirect effects to oxalates |
Total effects |
Total correlation | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Direct | Indirect | ||
| Moisture | 0.00 | –0.08 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.15 | –0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | –0.05 | 0.00 | –0.01 | –0.33 | 0.14 | –0.19 | |
| Fat | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 | –0.01 | –0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.38 | 0.04 | –0.59 | –0.01 | –0.04 | 0.07 | –0.18 | –0.11 | |
| Fiber | 0.05 | 0.00 | –0.30 | –0.05 | 0.07 | 0.00 | –0.01 | 0.09 | 0.00 | –0.17 | 0.00 | –0.01 | 0.50 | –0.34 | 0.16 | |
| Protein | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.48 | –0.05 | 0.07 | 0.01 | –0.02 | –0.12 | –0.01 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | –0.31 | 0.49 | 0.18 | |
| Ash | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.42 | –0.26 | –0.01 | 0.01 | –0.01 | –0.15 | –0.01 | –0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | –0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | |
| CHO | 0.18 | 0.00 | –0.14 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.01 | –0.02 | –0.26 | –0.03 | 0.40 | 0.01 | 0.03 | –0.27 | 0.27 | 0.00 | |
| Calories | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.06 | –0.05 | –0.01 | –0.07 | –0.01 | –0.03 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.13 | |
| Na | –0.01 | 0.02 | –0.06 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 1.33 | 0.11 | –1.63 | –0.02 | –0.12 | 0.11 | –0.28 | –0.17 | |
| Ca | –0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.16 | –2.35 | –0.04 | –0.17 | 2.10 | –2.25 | –0.15 | |
| K | –0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 2.05 | –2.36 | –0.04 | –0.18 | 0.17 | –0.38 | –0.21 | |
| Zn | –0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 2.06 | 0.17 | –0.04 | –0.18 | –2.40 | 2.17 | –0.23 | |
| Fe | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.80 | 0.07 | –0.92 | –0.07 | –0.10 | –0.02 | 0.12 | |
| Mn | –0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 2.05 | 0.16 | –2.42 | –0.04 | –0.18 | –0.07 | 0.25 | |
CHO, Carbohydrates; Na, Sodium; Ca, Calcium; K, Potassium; Zn, Zinc; Fe, Iron; Mn, Manganese.