Research Article

Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Micro- and Macroelements in Fruit Peel Powder Mineral Supplement for Osteoporosis Patients and Their Determination by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Table 6

Extraction and digestion method validation by using SRM (n = 6).

ElementSRM valueUAE ()CAD ()% Recovery (UAE/CAD)texperimental

Microelements (μg −1)
Mn54.1 ± 1.153.77 ± 1.0153.77 ± 1.3499.4/99.4−0.226
Fe82.7 ± 2.682.8 ± 0.6482.8 ± 0.60100.1/100.1−0.421
Cu5.69 ± 0.135.65 ± 0.365.79 ± 0.3299.3/101.8−1.505
Zn12.45 ± 0.4312.05 ± 0.5811.95 ± 0.4896.8/96.00.604
Macroelements (mg −1)
Mg2.71 ± 0.122.67 ± 0.232.75 ± 0.1898.5/98.5−0.672
K16.08 ± 0.2116.52 ± 0.3616.63 ± 0.24102.7/103.4−0.798
Ca15.25 ± 0.1015.34 ± 0.3815.45 ± 0.41100.6/101.3−1.154

() = mean ± CI (), CI = confidence interval.