Mineral composition of tamarind (mg/kg)
| Mineral |
Pulp |
Seed |
Kernel |
Testa |
| Calcium |
81–466 |
9.3–786.0 |
120 |
100 |
| Phosphorus |
86–190 |
68.4–165.0 |
– |
– |
| Magnesium |
72.03 |
17.5–118.3 |
180 |
120 |
| Potassium |
62–570 |
272.8–610.0 |
1020 |
240 |
| Sodium |
3.0–76.7 |
19.2–28.8 |
210 |
240 |
| Copper |
21.83 |
1.6–19.0 |
– |
– |
| Iron |
1.3–10. |
9 6.5 |
80 |
80 |
| Zinc |
1.0 |
6 2.8 |
100 |
120 |
| Nickel |
0.52 |
– |
– |
– |
Source
Some physical and engineering properties of tamarind (Tamarindus indica) seed Sila Bhattacharya, S. Bal, R. K. Mukherjee and Suvendu Bhattacharya,Journal of Food Engineering, Volume 18, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 77-89
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