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

Table 6

Comparison of concentrations of metals in the Ethiopian Ficus sycomorus L. fruit with that reported in the rest of the world.

Origin	Concentration of metal in fig fruit (mg·kg^−1)							Ref
	K	Mg	Ca	Fe	Zn	Cu	Mn
Ethiopia	133.3 ± 3.291	400.0 ± 10	33.0 ± 0.404145	5.7 ± 0.5	2.3 ± 0.55	3.6 ± 0.15	3.04 ± 0.16	Present study
UAE	9668 ± 394	1844 ± 9	5049 ± 53	57.9 ± 4	14.8 ± 1.3	4.7 ± 0.3	14.1 ± 0.2	[33]
India	—	679.04	1545.46	29.49	9.87	5.02	4.75	[34]
Tunisia	9190.38	550.41	179.24	10.17	6.5	1.7	3.6	[35]
Nigeria	860 ± 0.1	116.5 ± 0.02	60.5 ± 0.01	4.72 ± 0.02	—	—	—	[36]