Food Production, Processing and Nutrition

Table 2 Mineral profile of both control (unroasted) and roasted fox nuts (μg g⁻¹ on d.w. basis)

From: Roasted fox nuts (Euryale Ferox L.) contain higher concentration of phenolics, flavonoids, minerals and antioxidants, and exhibit lower Glycemic Index (GI) in human subjects

Minerals	Control	Roasted
Potassium	450 ± 21^b	472 ± 18^a
Magnesium	244 ± 16^b	263 ± 23^a
Phosphorus	530 ± 28^b	564 ± 31^a
Calcium	179 ± 09^b	192 ± 12^a
Iron	109 ± 07^b	127 ± 10^a
Sodium	220 ± 11^b	238 ± 14^a
Zinc	15 ± 2^b	18 ± 3^a

Values are means±SD (n = 6). Mean values sharing different superscripts in rows show significant difference between the variables based on Independent T-test at P ≤ 0.05

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