Accessions Phytate : Ca
(Molar ratio)
Phytate : Fe
(Molar ratio)
Phytate: Zn
(Molar ratio)
Oxalate: Ca
(Molar ratio)
Phytate*Ca: Zn
(mol/kg)
OPA#1 0.0047 ± 0.050a 0.0028 ± 0.012c,d 0.0204 ± 0.044a,b 0.0016 ± 0.0405e,f 0.0565 ± 0.0014c
OPA#2 0.0019 ± 0.007d,e 0.0034 ± 0.010b 0.0182 ± 0.013b 0.0087 ± 0.0775b 0.1252 ± 0.0013a
OPA#3 0.0017 ± 0.050e 0.0023 ± 0.001e,f 0.0136 ± 0.038c 0.0013 ± 0.0145e,f 0.1059 ± 0.0001b
OPA#4 0.0036 ± 0.170b 0.0030 ± 0.001b,c 0.0198 ± 0.092a,b 0.0049 ± 0.0695c 0.0694 ± 0.0025c
OPA#5 0.0010 ± 0.078d 0.0019 ± 0.007f 0.0216 ± 0.016a 0.0010 ± 0.0255f 0.1363 ± 0.0079a
OPA#6 0.0017 ± 0.057e 0.0022 ± 0.023f 0.0134 ± 0.087c 0.0040 ± 0.0220c,d 0.1037 ± 0.0008b
OPA#7 0.0027 ± 0.021c 0.0039 ± 0.008a 0.0147 ± 0.004c 0.0011 ± 0.0525a 0.0693 ± 0.0014c
OPA#8 0.0026 ± 0.120c 0.0026 ± 0.023d,e 0.0195 ± 0.014a,b 0.0027 ± 0.0460d,e 0.0994 ± 0.0066b
Means not followed by the same superscript letters in the same column are significantly different (P<0.05).
Table 4: Calculated Molar ratio Ca:Phy, Ox:Ca, Phy:Zn, Phy:Fe and [Ca][Phy]/[Zn] molar ratios of Okra pod accessions.