Table 2
Mineral contents of the cactus Cheonnyuncho (Opuntia humifusa) (Unit: dry basis, mg%)

Component		Cs1) powder	Cf2) powder	t-value
Macro minerals	Ca	3,738.80±0.133)	2,324.70±0.11	1,137.24***
	Mg	841.20±0.09	491.00±0.09	428.53***
	Na	35.30±0.05	14.80±0.02	36.03***
	K	3,892.80±0.16	4,145.60±0.06	915.74***
	P	352.20±0.03	173.30±0.07	53.24***
Micro minerals	Fe	12.75±0.05	13.48±0.03	2.46***
	Zn	11.90±0.01	2.50±0.02	28.54***
	Cu	0.15±0.01	0.21±0.01	0.37
	Mn	14.50±0.02	22.34±0.02	5.64***
	Se	ND4)	ND	-
Total		8,899.60	7,187.93

¹⁾Cs, cactus Cheonnyuncho(O. humifusa ) stem.
²⁾Cf, cactus Cheonnyuncho(O. humifusa) fruit.
³⁾Values are mean±SD (n=3). Means in row with different letters are significantly different (p=0.05) by Duncan's multiple range test. *** p<0.001.
⁴⁾ND, Not detected.