Determination of Macro- and Microelements in the Inflorescences of Banana Tree Using ICP OES: Evaluation of the Daily Recommendations of Intake for Humans
Table 5
Mineral composition of the flowers and bracts in the banana inflorescence by ICP OES (mg/100 g).
Available elements
Flowers (mg/100 g)
Bracts (mg/100 g)
value
S
90.100 ± 0.859
75.597 ± 0.290
0.0001
P
307.389 ± 3.601
282.398 ± 0.551
0.001
Mg
171.602 ± 2.261
172.686 ± 2.028
0.570
Ca
285.444 ± 5.412
380.632 ± 4.066
0.0001
Cr
0.027 ± 0.016
0.047 ± 0.009
0.140
Ni
0.072 ± 0.003
0.070 ± 0.004
0.998
Cu
0.385 ± 0.007
0.318 ± 0.008
0.0001
Zn
2.565 ± 0.037
1.807 ± 0.014
0.0001
Fe
1.844 ± 0.052
1.655 ± 0.044
0.008
Values are mean ± SD. Values along column are significantly different ().