Table 6. Mineral composition of citrus, apple, and grape peel powders (unit: mg/100 g)
| Minerals | Citrus | Apple | Grape | F-value |
| Na | 3.04±0.091)b2) | 3.17±0.08a | 0.35±0.01c | 2.84*3) |
| Ca | 41.82±0.93a | 4.21±0.09c | 9.78±0.21b | 72.07*** |
| K | 85.19±1.93b | 72.51±1.56c | 114.29±1.45a | 191.58*** |
| Mg | 7.92±0.20b | 3.63±0.12c | 11.79±0.28a | 89.72*** |
| Cu | 0.02±0.00b | Trace4) | 0.20±0.01a | 3.33* |
| Mn | 0.17±0.01a | ND5) | 0.13±0.01b | 133.63*** |
| Fe | 0.28±0.01b | 0.24±0.01c | 1.40±0.03a | 3.04* |
| Zn | 0.04±0.00b | 0.04±0.00b | 0.09±0.01a | 9.91** |
| Total6) | 138.48±3.16a | 83.80±1.84b | 138.03±2.00a | 9.50** |
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means within different superscript letters (a-c) in the same row are significantly different at p<0.05 using Duncan’s multiple range test.
**p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
Trace, detected at levels less than 1 mg/100 g.
ND, not detected.
Total mineral content was calculated as the sum of all quantified mineral elements.