Parameters |
FS |
BOS |
BSS |
Vitamin A (µg) |
55.9b ± 0.05 |
6.08b ±0.01 |
5.96c ± 0.02 |
Vitamin C (mg/100g) |
71.3a ±0.01 |
5.49b ± 0.02 |
5.67b ± 0.01 |
Iron (mg/100g) |
3.57a ± 0.01 |
1.29b ± 0.01 |
0.69b ± 0.01 |
Zinc (mg/100g) |
15.5a ± 0.01 |
3.76b ± 0.01 |
3.13b ± 0.01 |
Calcium (%) |
57.1a ± 0.01 |
19.28c ± 0.01 |
12.02c ± 0.02 |
Magnesium (%) |
21.6a ± 0.01 |
5.91b ± 0.01 |
4.75c ± 0.02 |
Values are means of three (3) replications ± standard deviation. Means within a
row with the same superscript were not significantly different (P<0.05). FS, fresh
sample,BOS, Blanched oven-dried sample, BSS, blanched sun dried sample. |