Groups Zn Cu Pb Fe
RPP 1.49 ± 0.13ab 0.95 ± 0.35a  0.05 ± 0.03ab 22.48 ± 0.68a
UPP 2.60 ± 0.28c  0.86 ± 0.06a  0.11 ± 0.01b   346.10 ± 22.77c
RBP 1.86 ± 0.23b  0.85 ± 0.07a 0.40 ± 0.01a 20.40 ± 0.57a
UBP 0.95 ± 0.07a   0.49 ± 0.01a 0.07 ± 0.03ab 215.75 ± 8.13b
Values are means ± SD. a-bMeans with the same superscript along each column are not significantly different (P>0.05).
Table 2: Mineral composition of the peels of banana and plantain (mg/100 g).