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

Table 9

Comparison of the level of essential metals obtained in the present study with standards.

Item	Range of metal (mg) for samples and standards							Ref
	K	Mg	Ca	Fe	Zn	Cu	Mn
Samples	120.4–136.3	327.3–410	30.2–33.4	3.32–6.2	1.6–2.9	3.2–3.8	2.8–3.2	Present study
FNB/IOM/NAS	400–2600	30–420	200–1300	0.27–27	2–13	0.2–1.3	0.003–2.6	[43]