Table 8. Comparison of macro mineral contents of tomato, paprika and pepper varieties

Sample Varieties Ca P Na K Mg
(mg/100 g) (mg/100 g) (mg/100 g) (mg/100 g) (mg/100 g)
Tomato Dafnis 3.94±0.05e1) 23.11±0.20e 4.98±0.01e 282.61±1.66e 5.59±0.02f
244 5.06±0.05d 35.10±0.12b 4.13±0.04f 303.12±1.80d 6.64±0.04e
Bravo TY 7.59±0.11b 37.83±0.52a 7.74±0.09c 390.55±5.13a 12.65±0.07a
Minichal 5.58±0.08c 33.47±0.29c 8.58±0.05b 342.40±3.54b 10.16±0.12b
Dotaerang Dia 3.85±0.01e 33.24±0.06c 6.25±0.03d 331.69±5.84c 8.91±0.13d
Jico 7.70±0.22b 25.78±0.24d 10.82±0.12a 328.93±4.83c 9.40±0.26c
Tabol 7.93±0.17a 18.75±0.19f 2.60±0.00g 248.49±2.99f 4.71±0.07g
Paprika Jacarlo (red) 5.78±0.15d 26.74±0.61a 1.36±0.03e 239.00±2.78b 9.27±0.23b
Nagano (red) 6.55±0.06c 21.67±0.11d 3.78±0.04a 217.27±1.02c 7.66±0.03c
Lunik (yellow) 6.91±0.12b 23.60±0.20c 2.86±0.03c 208.07±3.76d 7.23±0.09d
Sven (yellow) 7.36±0.12a 21.98±0.26d 1.97±0.02d 219.59±3.78c 7.77±0.12c
Orandino (orange) 7.23±0.10a 25.49±0.39b 3.01±0.04b 262.23±3.66a 9.59±0.08a
Pepper Colorjjang 11.91±0.10c 69.09±0.45b 4.92±1.16a 521.11±0.05b 32.05±0.18b
Daekwonseoneon 14.27±0.07a 79.57±0.44a 4.98±0.48a 638.59±0.06a 37.30±0.16a
Gilsang 9.20±0.21d 29.45±0.42d 3.05±1.87c 244.04±0.02d 9.22±0.14d
Cheongyang 12.65±0.21b 42.81±0.56c 3.77±4.56b 306.23±0.10c 14.05±0.20c
1)All values are expressed as mean±SD of triplicate determinations. Means with different superscripts within a column (a-g) are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.