Mineral composition of the banana (Musa acuminata) from the island of Tenerife |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Area de Toxicologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain;2. Area de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain;3. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrarias, Valle de Guerra, Tenerife, Spain;1. Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka;2. Plant Genetic Resource Center, Gannoruwa, Sri Lanka;3. Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock, Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka;4. Biodiversity International, Rome, Italy;5. Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka;1. CICECO and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;2. On leave to DTEVPF – Plant Protection Products Unit, INIA, Ctra. de La Coruña, Km. 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain;3. Regional Laboratory of Veterinary and Food Safety, Regional Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development, 9000-254 Funchal, Portugal;4. Centre of Exact Science and Engineering, University of Madeira, 9000-390 Funchal, Portugal;1. Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xingke Road 723, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510650, China;2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19 A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China;3. Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China;4. College of Food, South China Agricultural University, Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510642, China;5. Waters Technologies (Shanghai) Ltd., No. 1000 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201203, China;1. Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;2. Materials Processing and Technology Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;1. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of San Jose-Recoletos, Cebu City 6000, Philippines;2. Department of Computer Engineering, University of San Jose-Recoletos, Cebu City 6000, Philippines;3. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of San Jose-Recoletos, Cebu City 6000, Philippines |
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| Abstract: | The content of major (Na, K, Ca, Mg and P) and minor elements (Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn and B) in bananas consumed on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, has been determined. Significant differences were observed in the mineral contents of the banana samples, with higher K, Mg, P, Fe, Cu, Zn and B levels in the banana grown in north Tenerife and a higher Ca content in the banana originating in the south of the island. Differences between these mineral contents and the fruit reported in the literature have been established and a comparison has been carried out with diverse food composition tables. The banana is shown to contribute to the recommended daily requirements of K, Mg, Cu and B. |
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