Table 2. Mineral composition of the two Nigerian rice cultivars (mg/kg)
Samples1) | Potassium | Magnesium | Zinc | Manganess |
ORaw | 81.0±0.06a2) | 31.0±0.06a | 49.0±0.06a | 26.0±0.06a |
O120/15 | 79.0±0.06a | 61.0±0.06b | 51.0±0.06a | 29.0±0.06ab |
O120/20 | 80.0±0.06a | 63.0±0.06b | 53.0±0.06a | 29.0±0.06ab |
O120/25 | 89.0±0.06ab | 72.0±0.06b | 62.0±0.06a | 34.0±0.06ab |
O135/15 | 95.0±0.06abc | 48.0±0.06ab | 47.0±0.06a | 31.0±0.06ab |
O135/20 | 97.0±0.06abc | 52.0±0.06ab | 52.0±0.06a | 37.0±0.06ab |
O135/25 | 107.0±0.06bc | 60.0±0.06b | 54.0±0.06a | 45.0±0.06ab |
O150/15 | 101.0±0.06abc | 66.0±0.06b | 55.0±0.06a | 35.0±0.06ab |
O150/20 | 103.0±0.06abc | 64.0±0.06b | 58.0±0.06a | 39.0±0.06ab |
O150/25 | 119.0±0.06c | 71.0±0.06b | 70.0±0.06a | 52.0±0.06b |
ARaw | 64±0.01a2) | 31±0.00a | 40±0.01a | 21±0.00a |
A120/15 | 62±0.01a | 42±0.01a | 38±0.00a | 20±0.00a |
A120/20 | 61±0.01a | 50±0.01a | 39±0.01a | 22±0.00a |
A120/25 | 70±0.01a | 51±0.01a | 47±0.01a | 26±0.00a |
A135/15 | 71±0.01a | 40±0.01a | 45±0.01a | 30±0.00a |
A135/20 | 82±0.01a | 40±0.01a | 50±0.01a | 31±0.00a |
A135/25 | 87±0.01a | 47±0.01a | 60±0.01a | 39±0.01a |
A150/15 | 80±0.01a | 50±0.01a | 62±0.01a | 37±0.00a |
A150/20 | 85±0.01a | 47±0.01a | 66±0.01a | 44±0.00a |
A150/25 | 85±0.01a | 53±0.01a | 78±0.02a | 45±0.00a |
Parboiled conditions (°C/min) of the two rice cultivars.
All values are mean±SD (n=3) and different superscripts (a-c) within the same column indicate significant differences (p<0.05).