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Table 6 Mineral composition of plantain and cooking banana cultivars

From: Fruit physical characteristics, proximate, mineral and starch characterization of FHIA 19 and FHIA 20 plantain and FHIA 03 cooking banana hybrids

Cultivar

Hand position

Na

K

Ca

Mg

Fe

Zn

P2O5

FHIA 03

Proximal

2.1 ± 0.3

994.0 ± 4.2

12.6 ± 0.4

33.1 ± 1.2

2.7 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.0

220.0 ± 2.4

Mid section

2.0 ± 0.3

997.0 ± 5.3

13.4 ± 0.5

35.0 ± 2.1

3.1 ± 0.0

0.2 ± 0.0

213.0 ± 2.2

Distal

2.1 ± 0.3

1001.0 ± 5.1

13.4 ± 0.3

34.3 ± 0.6

2.2 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.0

211.0 ± 3.2

FHIA 20

Proximal

3.0 ± 0.2

817.1 ± 4.3

22.6 ± 0.3

72.8 ± 3.3

1.1 ± 0.0

0.3 ± 0.0

259.2 ± 2.1

Mid section

1.2 ± 0.1

726.4 ± 5.3

26.3 ± 0.5

70.2 ± 3.5

4.5 ± 0.0

0.3 ± 0.0

267.9 ± 4.3

Distal

3.1 ± 0.4

813.2 ± 5.5

41.2 ± 0.2

84.9 ± 5.2

2.2 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.0

219.8 ± 1.5

FHIA 19

Proximal

1.6 ± 0.0

982.5 ± 4.6

33.1 ± 0.1

61.5 ± 3.4

2.6 ± 0.0

0.3 ± 0.0

218.4 ± 2.2

Mid section

3.0 ± 0.1

1013.0 ± 5.3

40.4 ± 0.4

72.1 ± 5.6

4.1 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.0

237.2 ± 2.4

Distal

3.1 ± 0.1

1013.8 ± 5.6

42.3 ± 0.2

74.9 ± 4.3

3.6 ± 0.0

0.3 ± 0.0

259.6 ± 3.2

Apantu pa

Proximal

2.1 ± 0.1

772.0 ± 4.4

13.4 ± 0.1

84.2 ± 4.4

1.1 ± 0.0

0.3 ± 0.0

159.1 ± 2.2

Mid section

2.1 ± 0.1

769.3 ± 6.7

14.3 ± 0.1

85.9 ± 2.6

1.1 ± 0.0

0.3 ± 0.0

162.0 ± 2.4

Distal

3.0 ± 0.1

773.2 ± 4.4

18.2 ± 0.2

84.2 ± 5.4

1.15 ± .07

0.28 ± .02

157.01 ± 2.2

  1. Mean values (mg/100 g, dry matter basis) from triplicate analysis ± standard deviation