Economic Potentials and Use Dynamics of Sorghum Food System in Ethiopia: Its Implications to Resolve Food Deficit

Table 3

Mineral content of Sorghum grain compared to other cereals, mg/100 g.

Minerals	Content per 100 g
	Sorghum	Wheat	Corn	Rice
Calcium (mg)	28	32	7	28
Iron (mg)	4.4	4.28	2.71	0.8
Magnesium (mg)	0.19	108	127	25
Phosphorus (mg)	287	345	210	115
Potassium (mg)	350	399	287	115
Sodium (mg)	6	2	35	5
Zinc (mg)	2.3	3.1	2.2	1.1
Copper (mg)	1.08	0.4	0.3	0.2
Manganese (mg)	1.63	3.7	0.5	1.1

Source: Henley et al., [67]; Waniska And Rooney [68]; Neucere and Sumrell [69]; Barrowa Agee Laboratories, LLC, Memphis, TN; Nutrient data from Commodity Reference Guide, updated 2006.