Table 2.
Macro-element (mg/100 g DW) and trace element contents of sorghum and pearl millet flours (mg/100 g DW).
| Samples | Ca | Na | K | Mg | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorghum Varieties | |||||
| white | 11.20 ± 0.08 a | 4.55 ± 0.03 c | 328.70 ± 0.89 d | 130.47 ± 0.13 a | 256.74 ± 1.04 a |
| yellow-pale | 12.91 ± 0.09 b | 3.98 ± 0.13 a | 313.39 ± 8.31 c | 149.11 ± 0.46 b | 311.37 ± 0.13 b |
| yellow | 11.90 ± 0.01 c | 3.94 ± 0.01 a | 314.34 ± 1.10 c | 139.35 ± 0.03 c | 279.73 ± 0.76 c |
| red | 10.81 ± 0.03 d | 4.21 ± 0.01 b | 278.68 ± 0.21 a | 145.69 ± 0.63 d | 301.77 ± 0.35 d |
| Pearl Millet Varieties | |||||
| gawane | 13.66 ± 0.09 e | 4.48 ± 0.05 c | 302.52 ± 1.36 b | 132.47 ± 0.21 e | 266.03 ± 0.90 e |
| mouri | 15.67 c ± 0.30 f | 3.96 ± 0.03 a | 307.06 ± 1.92 bc | 142.48 ± 0.40 f | 292.66 ± 0.12 f |
DW: dry weight of flour. Mean values in the same column with different superscript letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).