Determination of some mineral contents of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) seed flours

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Tarih

2013

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Yayıncı

SPRINGER

Erişim Hakkı

info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess

Özet

The aim of this study was to determine some mineral contents of prickly pear (Opuntia fA +/- cus-indica L.) seeds collected from different locations. The mineral contents of seeds were established by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. All the seeds contained Ca, K, Mg and P at high levels. Calcium content ranged between 268.5 (sample no. 11) and 674.8 ppm (sample no. 4). The level of K changed between 346.7 (sample no. 1) and 676.1 ppm (sample no. 13). Phosphorus content of seeds varied between 1,173.6 (sample no. 14) and 1,871.3 ppm (sample no. 1). It is apparent that seeds are good sources of the macro and micro minerals and can be consumed as a food ingredient to provide nutrition.

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Anahtar Kelimeler

Pearly pear seed, Opuntia ficus-indica, Minerals, ICP-AES

Kaynak

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

WoS Q Değeri

Q2

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Q2

Cilt

185

Sayı

5

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