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Table 2 Mineral content (mg/100 g) of seeds of mash bean cultivars

From: Compositional studies and biological activities of some mash bean (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper) cultivars commonly consumed in Pakistan

Minerals

NARC-Mash-1

NARC-Mash-2

NARC-Mash-3

NARC-Mash-97

Phosphorus

461.24 ± 0.22c

480.47 ± 3.02b

500.15 ± 2.91a

440.90 ± 0.80d

Potassium

1603.39 + 1.66b

1638.88 ± 2.86a

1646.11 ± 3.17a

1600.03 ± 2.61b

Sodium

227.01 ± 4.55c

244.90 ± 1.41b

284.08 ± 2.01a

261.33 ± 1.79a

Calcium

462.90 ± 2.07a

375.01 ± 3.66b

485.38 ± 1.14a

394.19 ± 2.04b

Magnesium

263.83 ± 3.56a

239.70 ± 1.36b

208.45 ± 1.21c

221.77 ± 1.18c

Iron

5.89 ± 0.25b

6.14 ± 0.21b

6.38 ± 0.18a

6.55 ± 0.33a

Manganese

2.39 ± 2.07b

3.27 ± 0.05a

3.32 ± 0.11a

3.22 ± 0.18a

Zinc

2.40 ± 0.14a

2.28 ± 0.12a

2.50 ± 0.22a

1.94 ± 0.76b

Copper

3.92 ± 0.47b

4.03 ± 0.83b

4.26 ± 0.66a

4.51 ± 0.34a

Na/K

0.14

0.15

0.17

0.16

Ca/P

1.00

0.78

0.97

0.89

  1. Values in the same row having different letters differ significantly with least significant difference (LSD) at probability (p < 0.05).