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).