Table 1 Proximate composition and minerals contents of Godulbaegi (Youngia sonchifolia M.)

Composition	Samples
	Leaf		Root
	October	December	October	December
	Proximate (%)
	Moisture	86.12±1.891)^a2)	85.32±1.53^a	84.12±1.88^b	82.44±1.76^c
Crude ash	0.70±0.04^b	0.61±0.03^b	0.64±0.03^b	1.12±0.12^a
Crude protein	1.83±0.15^c	2.10±0.28^b	1.83±0.16^c	2.74±0.53^a
Crude fat	0.60±0.03^a	0.41±0.02^b	0.51±0.02^ab	0.34±0.02^c
Crude fiber	4.34±0.89^b	4.93±1.03^a	4.63±0.81^a	4.81±0.79^a
Carbohydrate	6.21±1.23^b	7.03±1.33^b	8.42±1.62^a	8.70±1.33^a
Minerals3) (mg%)
Ca	10.72±0.96^c	12.10±1.89^b	12.93±1.93^ab	14.23±2.16^a
K	309.59±6.34^a	308.47±7.23^a	310.09±8.08^a	312.33±8.39^a
Mg	11.82±1.33^b	10.23±1.26^c	12.33±1.77^ab	13.44±1.97^a
Na	44.43±2.39^a	34.82±2.01^b	23.84±1.33^c	30.23±1.09^b
Fe	t4)	t	t	t
Cu	t	t	t	t

Each value is expressed as mean±SD, n=3.
Mean±SD with different superscript within a row are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
Detection limits of minerals analysis (mg/L): Ca, 0.3213; K, 0.1316; Mg, 0.2639; Na, 0.0265; Fe, 0.0027; Cu, 0.0011.
t, trace.