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.