Research Article
Comparison of Mineral Element Content in a Functional Food Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.) from Asia and South America
Table 5
Element contents of maca samples,
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| Number | Site | Element (mg kg−1 dw) | B | Co | Cr | Cu | Li | Na | Ni | Zn |
| 1 | Shangri-la, China | | nd | | | | nd | | | 2 | Shangri-la, China | | nd | | | | | | | 3 | Shangri-la, China | | nd | | | | | | | 4 | Zhaotong, China | | nd | | | | | | | 5 | Zhaotong, China | | nd | | | | | | | 6 | Zhaotong, China | | nd | nd | | | | | | 7 | Dongchuan, China | | nd | | | | | | | 8 | Dongchuan, China | | nd | nd | | | | | | 9 | Lijiang, China | | nd | | | | nd | | | 10 | Lijiang, China | | nd | | | | | | | 11 | Peru | | nd | nd | nd | | | | | 12 | Peru | | nd | nd | nd | | nd | | | 13 | Peru | | nd | | nd | | | | | 14 | Peru | | nd | | nd | | nd | | |
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Note: samples 1–10 were from China, while samples 11–14 were from Peru. “nd” means not detected.
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