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Table 3 Mineral content of Treculia africana (African breadfruit) seeds processed in different ways

From: The traditional and medicinal use of African breadfruit (Treculia africana Decne): an underutilized ethnic food of the Ibo tribe of South East, Nigeria

Mineral Processing method
Control (Raw and undehulled Boiled Fried Dried
Calcium (Ca) 4300 4100 4200 4200
Copper (Cu) 16 14 15 15
Iron (Fe) 70 63 64 62
Potassium (K) 1600 1400 1500 1500
Magnesium (Mg) 760 730 740 760
Sodium (Na) 850 820 810 840
Zinc (Zn) 35 31 31 31
  1. Adapted from Nnorom et al. [44]