Table 2.
The mineral contents (mg per 100 g) of 5 pumpkin cultivars

Chemical compositions	Pumpkin cultivars
	Red boujjang		Mini hong		Mini gold		Boujjang		Yakhobak
	WW1)	DW2)	WW	DW	WW	DW	WW	DW	WW	DW
	Calcium	54±0.6	322±3.4a	37±2.6	189±13.3b	57±5.1	433±38.6a	14±1.8	55±6.8c	50±2.4	198±9.6b
	Phosphorus	137±0.8	810±4.7a	164±0.6	838±3.0a	82±6.7	624±50.9b	192±2.1	744±8.1ab	177±1.8	704±7.3ab
Iron	2±0.0	12±0.1a	2±0.2	9±1.2a	2±0.1	13±0.6a	3±0.6	13±2.3a	3±0.1	10±0.6a
Sodium	7±0.5	44±3.1ab	7±2.0	36±10.4b	13±2.1	101±16.1a	7±2.0	29±7.7b	9±1.4	37±5.5b
Potassium	1207±18.0	7140±106.6a	1018±20.4	5192±104.0c	770±1.3	5837±10.0b	977±13.8	3786±53.4d	1264±9.6	5037±38.4c

WW: wet weight basis.
DW: dry weight basis.
All values are the mean±SD of triplicate determinations. Values with different superscripts within the same row are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range tests.