Table 3. Mineral composition of carob, date and maple syrups.
| Carob accession | w/(mg/100 g) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Ca | Mg | K | Na | |
| Akkar | (116.5±3.0)a | (234.28±0.00)k | (83.14±4.00)h | (1238±34hi | (7.9±0.8)ab |
| Selaata | (704±96)fgh | (184.3±1.1)hi | (46.1±0.8))cde | (885±37)de | (30.5±1.9)c |
| Wadi El Hojeir | (622±21)efg | (170.8±21.4)gh | (45.8±8.8))cde | (1073±20)fg | (39.9±0.4)e |
| Batroun | (536±6)cde | (169.8±3.3)gh | (59.8±3.0)g | (1037±60)fg | (43.2±5.5)e |
| Maaroub | (551±10)def | (149.1±15.0)fg | (42.5±6.4)cd | (945±44)de | (31.9±5.8)c |
| Bourjin | (606±44)efg | (162.6±53.0)gh | (41.5±3.9)cd | (789±54)cd | (40.1±4.9)e |
| Marjayoun | (659±48)efgh | (108.1±2.6)bcd | (51.6±2.3)efg | (1102±48)g | (37.6±2.8)de |
| AUB1 | (738±106)gh | (120.9±12.4)cdef | (58.9±4.6)g | (975.2±8.2)ef | (50.6±3.8)f |
| AUB2 | (788±42)hi | (97.4±19.9)abc | (52.7±7.1)efg | (846.8±4.7)cde | (29.7±1.7)c |
| AUB3 | (791±98)hi | (111.5±1.8)bcde | (52.2±3.7)efg | (952±28)ef | (41.6±4.6)e |
| AUB4 | (108±27)i | (129.0±15.4)bcd | (40.3±6.1)def | (77998)i | (9.5±0.1)de |
| AUB6 | (589±32)efg | (113.6±11.8)bcde | (48.1±2.7)def | (970±136)ef | (34.2±3.4)cd |
| AUB7 | (258±32)ab | (77.6±18.5)a | (25.6±4.2)a | (735±55.bc | (12.4±1.4)b |
| AUB8 | (631±25)efg | (95.3±4.4)abc | (37.8±2.1)bc | (816±24)cd | (49.8±2.3)f |
| AUB9 | (908±174)a | (110.8±6.9)def | (48.2±1.7)bcd | (1324±74)cd | (37.8±2.6)ab |
| AUB10 | (1714±400)j | (112.5±0.6)bcde | (33.2±0.0)ab | (1148±39)gh | (94.7±1.9)h |
| AUB11 | (626±83)efg | (142.4±18.6)efg | (52.5±6.5)efg | (852.4±4.6)cde | (39.2±2.9)de |
| AUB12 | (287±12)b | (142.4±12.3)efg | (55.7±8.4)fg | (1536±68)j | (29.6±2.9)c |
| AUB14 | (409±12)bcd | (86.8±7.4)ab | (32.4±3.9)ab | (631±43)b | (79.7±3.3)g |
| Date syrup | (561.3±2.8)ef | (166.4±3.2)gh | (78.4±0.9)h | (1103±168)g | (11.5±0.3)b |
| Amber maple syrup | (392±22)bc | (220.5±11.7)jk | (33.4±0.4)ab | (322.2±1.9)a | (5.9±1.1)a |
| Dark maple syrup | (120.46±6.08)a | (203.1±22.9)ij | (32.1±2.0)ab | (350±19)a | (5.2±0.4)a |
| Range of carob syrups | 108−1714 | 77.6−234.3 | 25.6−83.1 | 631−1536 | 7.9−94.7 |
| Mean±S.D. of carob syrups | 613±348 | 132.6±39.0 | 47.8±12.5 | 977±222 | 38.4±21.0 |
Mass fractions are expressed on dry mass basis. Values with different letters in superscript in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05) according to Duncan’s multiple range test. AUB1 to AUB14=American University of Beirut