Determination of Macro- and Microelements in the Inflorescences of Banana Tree Using ICP OES: Evaluation of the Daily Recommendations of Intake for Humans

Table 4

Addition and recovery tests (n = 3).

Analyte	Added (mg/L)	Obtained value (mg/L)	Recovery (%)
Al	1.00	1.00 ± 0.05	100.00
As	1.00	0.89 ± 0.01	89.00
Ca	1.00	1.07 ± 0.06	107.00
Cd	1.00	0.98 ± 0.12	98.00
Co	1.00	1.03 ± 0.10	103.00
Cr	1.00	1.06 ± 0.30	106.00
Cu	1.00	1.05 ± 0.20	105.00
Fe	1.00	0.99 ± 0.10	99.00
K	1.00	0.94 ± 0.20	93.00
Mg	1.00	1.09 ± 0.20	109.00
Mn	1.00	1.03 ± 0.10	103.00
Mo	1.00	0.92 ± 0.03	92.00
Na	1.00	0.90 ± 0.20	90.00
Ni	1.00	0.90 ± 0.04	90.00
P	1.00	0.93 ± 0.05	93.00
S	1.00	0.90 ± 0.03	90.00
Se	1.00	1.03 ± 0.06	103.00
V	1.00	0.92 ± 0.02	92.00
Zn	1.00	1.08 ± 0.05	108.00

The results are expressed as mean ± SD.