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Table 2 Mineral compositions of some agricultural crop mesocarps

From: In vitro ruminal-microbial fermentation pattern: nutritional insights about some agricultural crop mesocarps (peel) in ruminant nutrition

Item

Ca

K

Na

Mg

Fe

Mn

Zn

Watermelon

1.31d

33.4a

3.53c

1.67e

78.7c

9.65de

14.4bc

Galia melon

3.65b

24.4cd

2.56de

3.69bc

127a

17.3a

13.2c

Rockmelon

5.25a

21.1de

2.60cde

5.75a

107ab

16.4ab

18.1ab

Til sabz

3.46b

20.1e

5.98b

3.35bc

99.8bc

7.25e

7.44d

Til atashi

3.41b

25.2c

7.15a

2.96cd

89.6bc

11.5cd

10.5cd

Cucumber

2.26c

31.5ab

2.96cd

3.99b

126a

13.8bc

21.0a

Eggplant

1.51cd

22.7bc

1.93e

2.28de

109ab

13.3bc

12.8c

SEM

0.29

1.07

0.41

0.28

3.90

0.77

0.98

p-value

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

  1. Means within each column followed by a common letter are not significantly different at p < 0.05.
  2. Ca (g/kg DM): calcium; K (g/kg DM): potassium (g/kg DM); Na (g/kg DM): Sodium; Mg (g/kg DM): magnesium; Fe (mg/kg DM): Iron; Mn: manganese (mg/kg DM); Zn (mg/kg DM): Zinc.
  3. Til sabz and Til atashi are the local names of two Iranian melons (Cucumis melo L.).
  4. SEM: standard error of the mean.