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Table 2 The concentrations of minerals and heavy metal contents in G. trichophylla

From: Gaultheria trichophylla (Royle): a source of minerals and biologically active molecules, its antioxidant and anti-lipoxygenase activities

No

Minerals

Contents (mg/100 g)

Metals

Concentration (ppm)

1

Na

0.3186 ± 0.02

Ni

0.162 ± 0.017

2

Ca

0.2191 ± 0.011

Pb

0.649 ± 0.02

3

Mg

4.115 ± 0.012

Hg

0.76 ± 0.24

4

Fe

0.089 ± 0.001

Si

1.574 ± 0.04

5

K

1.935 ± 0.011

Co

0.043 ± 0.012

6

Zn

0.0128 ± 0.002

Cr

1.277 ± 0.02

7

Mn

0.0118 ± 0.01

As

00.01 ± 0.19

8

Cu

0.00097 ± 0.0001

Cd

0.177 ± 0.015

  1. Values are given as standard error mean (SEM±) of three determination