Table 4 Mineral contents of Opuntia spp. fruits (unit: mg%)
O.ficus-indica
O.humifusa
Ca
791.90±58.051)b2)
938.97±18.46a
Fe
1.32±0.03b
2.33±0.02a
K
1,255.28±63.05
1,054.32±19.52
Mg
428.24±23.64a
209.57±3.01b
Na
297.54±14.36a
3.94±0.41b
P
146.82±7.41b
211.90±3.87a
1)All results are expressed as mean±SD for three replicates. 2)Different superscripts in the same row are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.