Table 2

	Ca		P		K		Mg		Fe		Zn
	Mean	sd	Mean	sd	Mean	sd	Mean	Sd	Mean	sd	Mean	sd
All varieties
Khalas	34.00^j	0.09	133.29^gh	0.02	202.19^bc	0.01	63.55^abc	0.12	3.44^j	0.10	1.45^abc	0.13
Barhe	30.05ⁱ	0.05	122.97^def	0.01	222.19^cde	0.01	73.21^defgh	0.01	3.15ⁱ	0.08	1.63^c	0.01
Lulu	19.89^de	0.25	134.05^h	2.72	204.22^bcd	1.05	68.51^bcde	1.05	1.63^bcd	0.03	1.40^abc	0.14
Shikat alkahlas	20.73^def	0.54	125.82^efg	1.02	217.58^cde	1.93	86.10^ij	1.93	1.82^de	0.04	1.13^ab	0.02
Sokkery	14.64^ab	1.09	116.87^abcd	0.87	217.92^cde	2.02	67.47^abcde	2.02	2.43^h	0.06	1.30^abc	0.15
Bomaan	25.06^h	1.07	122.39^cdef	0.31	206.82^bcd	2.91	77.01^fgh	2.91	2.14^g	0.05	1.53^bc	0.08
Sagay	16.85^bc	0.65	121.84^cdef	0.10	216.71^cde	4.98	65.40^abcd	4.98	2.21^gh	0.04	1.54^bc	0.19
Shishi	13.83^a	0.21	120.24^bcde	0.12	209.49^bcd	1.23	71.57^cdefg	1.23	2.13^g	0.02	1.55^bc	0.17
Maghool	22.70^efgh	0.06	146.50ⁱ	3.01	240.23^e	0.55	74.92^efgh	0.55	5.05^k	0.04	1.62^c	0.08
Sultana	18.00^cd	0.21	134.68^h	0.38	222.47^cde	1.56	77.61^ghi	1.56	1.40^ab	0.02	1.02^a	0.03
Fard	24.21^gh	0.05	115.95^abcd	0.76	238.79^e	1.82	72.40^defgh	1.82	2.12^fg	0.10	1.63^c	0.22
Maktoomi	20.60^def	0.20	173.07^j	0.26	240.54^e	3.44	89.66^j	3.44	1.52^abc	0.07	1.35^abc	0.02
Naptit saif	16.13^abc	1.43	127.92^fgh	0.05	188.91^ab	3.28	76.72^fgh	3.28	1.85^def	0.17	1.31^abc	0.09
Jabri	13.41^fgh	0.47	146.77ⁱ	2.32	226.28^de	0.88	81.14^hij	0.88	2.01^efg	0.10	1.20^abc	0.01
Khodary	21.81^efg	0.86	115.34^abc	1.32	213.25^cd	1.26	58.76^a	1.26	1.36^ab	0.06	1.42^abc	0.13
Dabbas	24.55^gh	1.10	127.91^fgh	3.13	225.98^cde	0.53	62.68^ab	0.53	1.32^a	0.04	1.22^abc	0.08
Raziz	20.11^de	1.24	110.09^a	4.65	175.02^a	2.83	69.54^bcdefg	2.83	3.01ⁱ	0.01	1.23^abc	0.14
Shabebe	24.42^gh	0.32	113.86^ab	2.38	239.40^e	1.49	67.63^bcde	1.49	1.71^cd	0.01	1.27^abc	0.05

*Tukey test was peformed to compare varieties. Different letters denote significant differences, p<0.05

Table 2: Nutritional characteristics of eighteen varieties of date seeds: micronutrients content (mg/100g). Means and sd are presented.*