Chemical, Microbial Quality, and Risk Assessment due to Toxic Metal Contamination of Egusi (Citrullus colocynthis L.) Powder Sold in Selected Ghanaian Markets

Table 2

Chemical properties of melon seed powder from four Ghanaian markets.

Sample	Moisture (%)	pH	Total ash (%)	Acid insoluble ash (%)	Free fatty acids (mg KOH/g)
Madina	^b	^b	^a	^a	^b
Agbogbloshie	^b	^a	^a	^a	^a
Nima	^b	^a	^a	^a	^c
Dome	^a	^a	^b	^b	^ab

Mean within a column with different superscript are significantly different ().