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

Table 8

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

Origin	Concentration of metal in fig seed (mg·kg^−1)							Ref
	K	Mg	Ca	Fe	Cu	Mn	Zn
Ethiopia	122 ± 1.6	333 ± 5.7	31 ± 0.77	4.19 ± 0.87	3.38 ± 0.15	3.042 ± 0.163	2.06 ± 0.42	Present study
Turkey	166.73 ± 0.03	53.66 ± 0.01	185.67 ± 3.54	50.26 ± 0.15	22.56 ± 0.43	5.34 ± 0.01	7.77 ± 0.28	[40]
Pakistan	615.15 ± 0.06	202.03 ± 1.42	1094.14 ± 2.75	47 ± 0.24	5.01 ± 0.01	3.003 ± 0.01	2.0 ± 0.01	[41]
India	3825 + 1.14	1105 + 1.85	78.72 + 1.24	56.9 + 0.21	3.2 + 0.01	2.5 + 0.01	NR	[42]