Research Article

Determination of the Levels of Selected Essential Metals in Sycamore (Ficus sycomorus L) Fruit and Seed Using Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry

Table 5

Mean concentration and standard deviation (mean ± SD, mg·kg−1) of selected metals in both fruit and seed of Ficus sycomorus L. sample analyzed by F-AAS in mg·kg−1.

MetalSamples concentration (mean ± SD)
FruitSeed

Mg400 ± 10333 ± 5.7
K133 ± 3.29122 ± 1.6
Ca33 ± 0.4031 ± 0.77
Fe5.7 ± 0.54.19 ± 0.87
Cu3.6 ± 0.153.38 ± 0.15
Mn3.04 ± 0.163.042 ± 0.163
Zn2.3 ± 0.552.06 ± 0.42