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Minerological Composition of Water Chest Nut as Compared to Sweet Potato


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Water chest nut (Trapa. sp.) varieties were found to be rich in sulphur and magnesium compared to sweet potato. However, sweet potato was found to have higher amount of phosphorus, calcium, sodium and iron. The potassium and manganese were found to be nearly equal in both the crops.
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Mamta Bargale
Department of Food-Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur, M. P, India
N. J. Sawarkar
Department of Food-Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur, M. P, India
Y. K. Sharma
Department of Food-Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur, M. P, India

Abstract


Water chest nut (Trapa. sp.) varieties were found to be rich in sulphur and magnesium compared to sweet potato. However, sweet potato was found to have higher amount of phosphorus, calcium, sodium and iron. The potassium and manganese were found to be nearly equal in both the crops.