Table 5.
Mineral content of cashew nut and apple (mg/100 g).
| Cashew nut | Cashew apple | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Mg | Cu | Mn | Fe | Zn | K | Na | Ca | P | Cl | Mg | Cu | Mn | Fe | Zn | K | Na | Ca | P | Cl |
| S1 | 20.15c | 0.19b | 1.04ab | 22.15a | 2.14b | 301.45a | 22.53a | 8.24b | 44.32b | 2.67a | 246.25a | 3.96a | 1.78b | 4.98a | 6.97a | 576.45b | 430.46a | 51.67a | 384.05b | 335.50ab |
| S2 | 38.45a | 0.24ab | 0.92ab | 21.30a | 3.13b | 298.54a | 21.20a | 8.23b | 45.90b | 2.86a | 244.72a | 4.02a | 2.02ab | 4.88a | 7.23a | 569.45b | 416.32b | 54.30a | 402.52b | 372.40a |
| S3 | 28.15b | 0.21b | 0.80b | 15.14b | 2.14b | 312.50b | 20.27b | 8.15b | 46.48b | 2.45a | 245.15a | 4.15a | 1.54b | 5.60ab | 7.15a | 584.35b | 427.42ab | 55.12a | 378.15b | 366.15a |
| S4 | 33.94ab | 0.16b | 0.82b | 17.82b | 2.05b | 307.54b | 18.16b | 8.73b | 47.15b | 3.12a | 238.37a | 4.21a | 1.60b | 5.24ab | 7.26a | 582.45ab | 431.50a | 52.45a | 395.15b | 324.78a |
| S5 | 32.15b | 0.24ab | 0.94 ab | 19.20ab | 2.50b | 314.32a | 22.70a | 8.90b | 46.28b | 2.87a | 240.20a | 3.98a | 1.92b | 5.37ab | 7.68a | 575.24 b | 398.45b | 55.80a | 364.71b | 338.42ab |
| S6 | 29.46b | 0.31a | 1.20a | 20.94 b | 2.84b | 310.2a | 20.49a | 8.34b | 44.98b | 2.97a | 228.30ab | 3.12a | 1.85b | 5.62ab | 7.45a | 548.45b | 397.55b | 50.20a | 410.34ab | 342.42ab |
| S7 | 27.61b | 0.19b | 0.88b | 22.35a | 1.98c | 299.25a | 21.73a | 8.42b | 48.24b | 2.38a | 247.20a | 3.24a | 2.07ab | 5.47ab | 6.48a | 560.40b | 408.64ab | 48.80ab | 378.45b | 346.27ab |
| S8 | 28.93b | 0.24ab | 1.12a | 20.10a | 2.24b | 305.61a | 22.23a | 9.12ab | 42.56b | 2.84a | 223.50ab | 4.13a | 1.68b | 5.62ab | 7.10a | 587.45ab | 412.61a | 52.45a | 369.42b | 352.42ab |
| S9 | 24.70bc | 0.17b | 1.07ab | 13.16b | 2.32b | 301.64a | 20.18a | 7.62b | 46.23b | 3.04a | 198.52b | 4.00a | 1.90b | 5.35ab | 7.24a | 602.40ab | 402.75ab | 49.50ab | 395.45b | 342.88ab |
| S10 | 32.54b | 0.18b | 0.87b | 22.70a | 1.97c | 320.18a | 22.04a | 7.84b | 44.24b | 2.94a | 245.48a | 4.23a | 2.20ab | 5.42ab | 6.76a | 592.15ab | 400.54ab | 47.82ab | 380.50b | 324.80ab |
| S11 | 24.35bc | 0.27a | 1.16a | 17.32b | 3.02b | 288.60a | 23.24a | 10.14a | 49.24a | 3.20a | 232.50ab | 2.96a | 1.27b | 5.84ab | 6.45a | 587.12ab | 398.86b | 50.14a | 362.40b | 362.15a |
| S12 | 22.34c | 0.20b | 0.78b | 18.50ab | 3.15b | 288.45a | 24.53a | 9.28ab | 51.42a | 3.95a | 220.40ab | 3.20a | 1.98b | 4.76ab | 6.02a | 605.27ab | 426.27a | 52.47a | 342.52 b | 356.42ab |
| S13 | 26.48bc | 0.29a | 0.85b | 19.40ab | 4.15b | 304.42a | 22.31a | 13.45a | 52.50a | 4.02a | 225.67ab | 3.23a | 2.62a | 4.75b | 5.86b | 600.54ab | 437.15a | 48.51ab | 398.45b | 378.45a |
| S14 | 22.45c | 0.26ab | 0.90b | 18.15ab | 4.01a | 275.46a | 21.50a | 12.37a | 50.62a | 3.87a | 234.57ab | 2.70a | 2.04ab | 4.86b | 5.94b | 586.24b | 405.60ab | 45.27ab | 421.45a | 326.80b |
| S15 | 28.45b | 0.22b | 0.78b | 16.15b | 4.17a | 268.46ab | 23.19a | 10.67ab | 54.23a | 3.42a | 226.40ab | 2.48a | 2.38a | 4.82b | 6.20a | 584.15b | 410.27ab | 41.80a | 418.50a | 356.24ab |
| S16 | 30.38b | 0.28ab | 0.84b | 16.16b | 3.54b | 279.68a | 24.06a | 11.48a | 50.18a | 4.26a | 234.15ab | 3.12a | 2.47a | 4.80b | 6.40a | 612.65ab | 422.96a | 38.94b | 423.02a | 328.37 a |
| S17 | 27.94b | 0.21b | 0.69c | 15.75b | 4.02a | 296.45a | 25.16a | 11.32ab | 52.10a | 4.23a | 230.12ab | 3.30a | 3.42a | 4.97b | 6.47a | 623.15a | 402.59ab | 40.64b | 421.74a | 369.20 |
| S18 | 24.42bc | 0.23ab | 1.02ab | 20.15a | 3.18 b | 296.14a | 22.98a | 14.02a | 51.40a | 3.78a | 223.40ab | 3.24a | 2.45a | 5.02b | 7.24a | 615.45a | 475.30a | 41.87ab | 411.80a | 352.15 |
| S19 | 26.38bc | 0.27a | 0.88b | 18.73ab | 3.49b | 268.45ab | 23.12a | 10.90ab | 49.97a | 4.15a | 227.50ab | 3.50a | 2.76a | 4.45a | 7.15a | 604.87ab | 432.15ab | 42.15ab | 423.20a | 325.82 |
| S20 | 23.81bc | 0.30a | 0.92ab | 17.94b | 2.96b | 287.42a | 21.96a | 11.82ab | 48.32b | 3.85a | 240.40a | 3.40a | 3.21a | 4.28b | 7.24a | 625.48a | 454.25a | 50.40a | 417.54a | 347.42 |
| S21 | 31.52b | 0.32a | 1.04ab | 22.30a | 2.84b | 245.30ab | 19.64a | 9.27b | 43.62b | 3.46a | 228.78ab | 2.76a | 3.02a | 5.04a | 7.86a | 623.48a | 472.15ab | 39.95b | 406.18ab | 320.40 |
| S22 | 26.83bc | 0.24ab | 1.16a | 21.47a | 2.61b | 227.57b | 20.14a | 7.15b | 45.32b | 3.12a | 215.60ab | 2.73a | 2.98a | 5.47a | 8.14a | 612.05ab | 462.40a | 37.14b | 403.24ab | 318.24 |
| S23 | 34.50a | 0.26ab | 1.20a | 20.60a | 2.82b | 223.47b | 19.14a | 7.24b | 40.24c | 3.80a | 207.85b | 2.45b | 3.23a | 5.84a | 7.98a | 608.40ab | 476.04a | 35.21b | 443.67a | 321.54 |
| S24 | 22.12c | 0.21b | 0.98ab | 19.96ab | 2.84b | 243.80ab | 20.32a | 8.24b | 41.83b | 3.72a | 209.40b | 2.85b | 3.05a | 6.14a | 8.21a | 603.48ab | 428.45ab | 40.25b | 435.80a | 308.25 |
| S25 | 28.20bc | 0.23ab | 1.08ab | 18.64ab | 2.73b | 253.16ab | 21.18a | 9.01ab | 39.94c | 3.79a | 212.87b | 3.02a | 3.11a | 5.87a | 8.04a | 609.45ab | 427.40ab | 38.45b | 438.54a | 329.42 |
| S26 | 30.48ab | 0.28a | 1.06ab | 25.45a | 2.97b | 258.17ab | 19.78a | 7.86b | 38.20c | 3.54a | 200.78b | 2.78b | 3.14a | 6.20a | 8.14a | 589.40ab | 423.48ab | 39.70b | 436.40a | 314.80 |
| S27 | 25.43bc | 0.29a | 1.14a | 24.20a | 3.40b | 220.80b | 18.95a | 6.98b | 42.20b | 3.82a | 218.65ab | 2.95a | 2.96a | 5.73a | 7.98a | 596.42ab | 456.40a | 41.24ab | 424.70a | 320.70 |
| S28 | 28.16b | 0.27a | 1.13a | 23.87a | 2.64b | 237.84b | 17.27b | 7.83b | 41.67b | 3.42a | 204.34b | 2.48b | 2.78a | 5.98a | 8.20a | 618.48a | 462.73a | 40.60ab | 418.74a | 312.92 |
| S29 | 23.72bc | 0.30a | 0.96ab | 21.68a | 3.07b | 248.15ab | 18.64b | 8.15b | 43.03b | 4.02a | 217.28ab | 2.64b | 3.32a | 6.24a | 8.45a | 616.87a | 423.84ab | 35.68b | 416.47ab | 308.54 |
| S30 | 32.75ab | 0.25ab | 1.22a | 20.94a | 2.38b | 275.14a | 20.64a | 7.89b | 41.21b | 3.24a | 220.10ab | 2.76b | 3.42a | 6.10a | 7.48a | 630.40a | 445.20ab | 36.72b | 434.82a | 325.67 |
Superscript letters denote the statistical differences (results of the ANOVA analysis) between the samples for the parameters considered.
S means “sample collection site” and the numbers 1 to 30 indicate the number assigned to each site as listed in Table 1.