Studies on the composition,quality and processing of triticale. Part II. Mineral composition of grain and flour

Mineral composition of grain and flour in 14 promising triticale strains from India are reported. The mean values for whole grain, i.e. Ca (0.47 mg/g), P (2.70 mg/g), K 4.60 mg/g, Na (352 μg/g), Zn (41.6 μg/g), Cu (7.0 μg/g), Fe (73.4 μg/g) and Mn (33.6 μg/g) were obtained as compared to those of flour, i.e. Ca (0.27 mg/g), P (0.97 mg/g), K (1.64 mg/g), Na (231 μg/g), Zn (26 μg/g), Cu (4.0 μg/g), Fe (42 μg/g) and Mn (10.5 μg/g), respectively. These values were found to be considerably higher than those of wheat. Highly significant positive correlations of ash with sodium and zinc in whole grain were observed. In the case of triticale flour, highly significant positive correlations of ash with manganese, phosphorus and potassium were obtained.