Table 3.
Content of macro- and micro-elements in V. macrocaropn and V.oxycoccos. (adapted from [107,108,109]).
| V. macrocarpon | V. oxycoccos | Method | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macroelements, mg/100 g fw | |||
| Magnesium | 5.2–9.1 | 7.8–9.1 | AAS (Perkin Elmer AAnalyst 700, acetylene-air flame) |
| Sulfur | 5.2–14.3 | 6.5–18.2 | Turbidimetry |
| Potassium | 52.0–98.8 | 78.0–93.6 | FP (Jenwey PFP7, airpropane butane flame) |
| Calcium | 7.8–14.3 | 9.1–18.2 | AAS (Perkin Elmer AAnalyst 700, acetylene-air flame) |
| Phosphorus | 6.5–11.7 | 6.5–7.8 | Colourimetry |
| Nitrogen | 10.4–65.0 | 13.0–78.0 | Colourimetry |
| Microelements, mg/100 g fw | |||
| Iron | 0.22–1.17 | 0.33–0.42 | AAS (Perkin Elmer AAnalyst 700, acetylene-air flame) |
| Manganese | 0.06–0.57 | 2.18–3.95 | AAS (Perkin Elmer AAnalyst 700, acetylene-air flame) |
| Zinc | 0.07–0.17 | 0.14–0.19 | AAS (Perkin Elmer AAnalyst 700, acetylene-air flame) |
| Molybdenum | 0.01–0.02 | 0.01–0.02 | Colourimetry |
| Copper | 0.04–0.08 | 0.06–0.08 | AAS (Perkin Elmer AAnalyst 700, acetylene-air flame) |
| Boron | 0.03–0.12 | 0.10–0.17 | Colourimetry |
AAS—atomic absorption spectrophotometer; FP—flame photometer.