Table 7. Comparison of micro mineral contents of apple varieties and apple Hongro varieties by regions

Sample	Varieties	Fe	Mn	Zn	Cu	Mo	Se
Sample	Varieties	(mg/100 g)	(mg/100 g)	(mg/100 g)	(mg/100 g)	(μg/100 g)	(μg/100 g)
Apple	SummerKing	0.72±0.01^a¹⁾	0.016±0.00^b	0.06±0.00^c	0.006±0.00^d	ND²⁾	ND
	Tsugaru	0.29±0.00^b	0.018±0.00^a	0.07±0.00^b	0.030±0.00^a	2.78±0.06^a	ND
	Jahong	0.17±0.00^d	0.011±0.00^c	0.04±0.00^e	0.023±0.00^b	1.87±0.09^c	2.16±0.03^a
	Arisoo	0.12±0.00^e	0.009±0.00^d	0.05±0.00^d	0.029±0.00^a	1.68±0.07^d	1.10±0.03^b
	Hongro	0.25±0.00^c	0.012±0.00^c	0.12±0.00^a	0.018±0.00^c	2.12±0.07^b	0.10±0.01^c
Apple(Hongro var.)	Chuncheon	0.26±0.01^b	0.029±0.00^a	0.15±0.00^c	0.013±0.00^c	2.38±0.17^d	ND
	Pocheon	0.22±0.00^c	0.015±0.00^d	0.18±0.00^a	0.007±0.00^d	1.32±0.07^f	ND
	Cheongju	0.50±0.00^a	ND	0.05±0.00^h	0.011±0.00^c	3.34±0.17^a	ND
	Yesan	0.18±0.00^f	0.020±0.00^c	0.12±0.00^e	0.032±0.00^a	3.04±0.03^b	0.65±0.07^a
	Jangsu	0.21±0.00^d	0.026±0.00^b	0.07±0.00^g	0.026±0.00^b	1.16±0.03^f	0.16±0.02^b
	Jangseong	0.26±0.00^b	ND	0.13±0.00^d	0.010±0.00^c^d	1.26±0.05^f	ND
	Yeongcheon	0.20±0.00^d	ND	0.18±0.00^b	0.032±0.00^a	1.92±0.03^e	ND
	Geochang	0.19±0.00^e	ND	0.11±0.00^f	0.012±0.00^c	2.57±0.00^c	ND

¹⁾All values are expressed as mean±SD of triplicate determinations. Means with different superscripts within a column (a-h) are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.
²⁾Not detected.