Physicochemical Properties and Total Carotenoid Content of High-Quality Unripe Plantain Flour from Varieties of Hybrid Plantain Cultivars

Table 2

Mineral composition of plantain flours of selected varieties of plantain cultivars (mg/kg).

Sample	Ca	Mg	K	Na	Mn	Fe	Cu	Zn	Al
Pita 26	10.77 ± 2.15^b	24.73 ± 5.02^d	366.45 ± 38.81^c	6.30 ± 0.44^c	0.15 ± 0.04^a	0.66 ± 0.24^b	0.25 ± 0.14^b	0.12 ± 0.09^c	0.59 ± 0.07^b
Pita 27	11.98 ± 2.09^a	29.11 ± 0.47^a	528.50 ± 72.97^a	6.30 ± 0.05^c	0.03 ± 0.01^b	0.67 ± 0.10^b	0.40 ± 0.29^a	0.29 ± 0.24^a	0.68 ± 0.20^a
Mbi egome	10.08 ± 1.63^c	28.99 ± 0.06^b	380.65 ± 7.85^b	6.48 ± 0.66^b	0.09 ± 0.00^b	0.85 ± 0.02^a	0.39 ± 0.29^a	0.18 ± 0.03^b	0.77 ± 0.27^a
Agbagba	9.46 ± 1.30^d	27.25 ± 4.09^c	328.30 ± 92.63^d	7.24 ± 1.37^a	0.15 ± 0.03^a	0.84 ± 0.13^a	0.30 ± 0.06^b	0.19 ± 0.04^b	0.53 ± 0.07^b

Mean values in the same column with different superscripts are significantly different at ; CHO = total carbohydrate.