A Comparative Study of Physicochemical Attributes of Pigmented Landrace Maize Varieties

Table 2

Mineral content (mg·kg⁻¹ dry weight basis) of whole grain PLMVs.

Maize type	District	Calcium (Ca)	Iron (Fe)	Magnesium (Mg)	Zinc (Zn)	Phosphorus (P)	Potassium (K)
Orange	Ntcheu	51.31 ± 0.24^b	50.09 ± 0.23^b	502.59 ± 0.25^b	42.79 ± 0.29^a	2240.36 ± 0.08^b	539.98 ± 0.16^b
	Dedza	71.00 ± 0.58^a	48.88 ± 0.49^b	819.00 ± 0.58^a	42.67 ± 0.26^a	2720.35 ± 0.03^a	521.55 ± 0.13^b
	Mzimba	52.56 ± 0.28^b	58.81 ± 0.10^a	510.91 ± 0.26^b	42.65 ± 0.24^a	1920.28 ± 0.11^c	657.05 ± 0.26^a
Red	Ntcheu	52.14 ± 0.23^a	58.37 ± 0.55^a	656.15 ± 0.26^b	43.29 ± 0.15^a	2420.35 ± 0.09^a	776.45 ± 0.15^a
	Dedza	52.50 ± 0.17^a	59.80 ± 0.26^a	709.05 ± 0.19^b	38.85 ± 0.17^b	2020.34 ± 0.07^b	753.17 ± 0.13^a
	Mzimba	41.50 ± 0.58^b	45.93 ± 0.63^b	807.37 ± 0.12^a	38.93 ± 0.19^b	1870.27 ± 0.06^c	475.12 ± 0.04^c
Purple	Ntcheu	45.07 ± 0.33^a	56.42 ± 0.20^a	441.74 ± 0.26^a	49.21 ± 0.37^a	1445.28 ± 0.19^a	808.58 ± 0.27^a
	Dedza	51.19 ± 0.14^a	46.64 ± 0.09^b	476.43 ± 0.30^a	54.61 ± 0.43^a	1120.32 ± 0.18^b	724.37 ± 0.25^b
	Mzimba	35.17 ± 0.43^b	36.54 ± 0.06^c	365.44 ± 0.13^b	40.32 ± 0.16^b	1020.15 ± 0.13^c	605.23 ± 0.19^c

Values with different subscript letters are significantly different (). Values are means of three triplicates.