Proximate, Mineral and Antinutrient Contents of Cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott) from Ethiopia

Table 2

Mineral contents and antinutritional factors of green- and purple-cocoyams.

Minerals (mg/100 g)	Green cocoyam	Purple cocoyam	Significance
Fe	8.20 ± 0.6	9.88 ± 1.97	0.305
Zn	3.07 ± 0.10	3.12 ± 0.12	0.582
Cu	1.04 ± 0.08	1.14 ± 0.05	0.183
Mg	78.77 ± 0.67	82.00 ± 1.04
Mn	2.48 ± 0.19	3.74 ± 0.06
P	120.93 ± 2.07	129.87 ± 2.06
Na	29.22+1.44	24.33 ± 0.82
K	1085.70 ± 32.1	1223.30 ± 28.70
Ca	56.57 ± 1.50	44.90 ± 1.81
Antinutritional factor
Phytate	167.76 ± 2.82	187.57 ± 0.55
Tannin	139.62 ± 0.97	156.11 ± 2.35

Data presented are independent sample t-test. Values are means of triplicate analysis ± standard deviations. Value in level of significance are , , and mean values with are not significantly different and their respective -values are shown.