Table 3 |
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Trace elements and minerals content of the flesh of the studied dates1 |
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Variety |
Arsenic μg/kg |
Cadmium μg/kg |
Lead μg/kg |
Calcium mg/kg |
Sodium mg/kg |
Iron mg/kg |
Magnesium mg/kg |
Phosphorus mg/kg |
Manganese mg/kg |
Zinc mg/kg |
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Fara'd |
36.1 |
0.7 |
12.6 |
1170.5 |
192.1 |
2.256 |
1205.4 |
445.9 |
0.797 |
0.173 |
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Lulu |
29.2 |
2.2 |
45.5 |
517.7 |
93.4 |
7.94 |
411.1 |
338.3 |
1.268 |
1.415 |
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Bo ma'an |
68.8 |
0.9 |
24.7 |
288.6 |
47.7 |
7.369 |
561.0 |
543.8 |
2.341 |
1.172 |
|
Dabbas |
36.4 |
0.9 |
25.3 |
846.5 |
91.1 |
3.495 |
604.9 |
411.8 |
4.293 |
0.820 |
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Khalas |
70.9 |
1.4 |
19.5 |
936.3 |
121.9 |
3.894 |
746.9 |
245.5 |
0.836 |
1.329 |
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1Selenium < 0.14, Cobalt < 0.09 and Copper < 0.01 (mg/kg) for all five types of dates. |
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Alkaabi et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:59 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-59 |
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