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Table 9 Summary of elemental levels reported fennel fruit worldwide (all values are in μg/g)

From: Levels of major and trace elements in fennel (Foeniculum vulgari Mill.) fruits cultivated in Ethiopia

Country

Ca

Mg

Fe

Mn

Ref.

India

23,900 ± 1300

5,110 ± 420

744 ± 20

72.3 ± 3.0

(Kumar et al. 2005)

Turkey

10,800 ± 220

2,770 ± 39

225 ± 9

27.8 ± 0.4

(Başgel & Erdemoğlu 2006)

Turkey

6,750 ± 120

3,400 ± 380

316 ± 35

33.4 ± 5.3

(Ozcan and Akbulut 2007)

Pakistan

-

-

1030 ± 290

877 ± 85

(Khattak and Khattak 2011)

Ethiopia

21,900 ± 1,190

2,280 ± 900

1,500 ± 310

44.0 ± 9.2

Present study