Assessment of selected nutrients and toxic metals in fruits, soils and irrigation waters of Awara Melka and Nura Era farms, Ethiopia

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Table 6 Average concentrations of total ascorbic acid in the fruits (mean ± SD, n = 6)

No.	Fruit	Concentration (µg AA/g edible portion)
No.	Fruit	Found in this study (Ethiopia)	Literature values	Country	Reference
1	Banana	90 ± 3	127	USA	Wall (2006)
2	Grape	51 ± 1	230	Bangladesh	Paul and Shaha (2004)
3	Guava	1170 ± 60	4000	South Africa	UHIS (2001)
4	Mandarin	193 ± 7	340	Australia	Mitchell et al. (1992)
5	Orange	282 ± 11	620	Bangladesh	Paul and Shaha (2004)