SAMPLES ZINC (mg/100g) IRON (mg/100g) CALCIUM (mg/100g)
Raw Taro 1.67 ± 0.06b 2.95 ± 0.19b 55.00 ± 1.64b
Taro Powder 1.84 ± 0.06a 4.06 ± 0.13a 64.84 ± 0.44a
Taro Noodles** 1.29 ± 0.04c 2.84 ± 0.21d 32.41 ± 0.35c
Taro Cookies** 0.87 ± 0.01d 3.47 ± 0.11c 13.90 ± 0.11d
* Means having the same letter within column are not significantly different at p<0.05.
** Excluding other ingredients
Table 3: Mean mineral contents of raw taro, taro powder and taro-based noodles and cookies.