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Table 1 Ash content, total macro-and micronutrients, Cd, and Pb contents in raw materials (BSG, FPR, and LPR)

From: Extraction and characterization of bio-effectors from agro-food processing by-products as plant growth promoters

Raw materials

Ash

TotalN

TotalP

TotalCa

TotalK

TotalMg

TotalNa

TotalCu

TotalFe

TotalMn

TotalNi

TotalZn

TotalCd

TotalPb

 

%

g kg−1

g kg−1

g kg−1

g kg−1

g kg−1

g kg−1

mg kg−1

mg kg−1

mg kg−1

mg kg−1

mg kg−1

mg kg−1

mg kg−1

BSG

4.10 ± 0.1

47.9 ± 0.7

4.79 ± 0.4

4.41 ± 0.5

0.51 ± 0.0

1.63 ± 0.1

0.07 ± 0.0

14.3 ± 1.4

169 ± 13

37.3 ± 2.1

2.5 ± 0.3

97.5 ± 7.9

< 0.01

0.28 ± 0.06

FPR

20.4 ± 0.8

30.9 ± 1.0

4.80 ± 0.8

6.67 ± 0.7

33.4 ± 1.1

1.58 ± 0.1

7.00 ± 0.2

8.94 ± 1.5

137 ± 21

75.5 ± 6.7

5.1 ± 0.8

26.4 ± 2.1

< 0.01

0.38 ± 0.09

LPR

20.1 ± 0.5

14.5 ± 0.6

1.95 ± 0.3

10.3 ± 0.5

9.04 ± 0.8

1.02 ± 0.1

0.70 ± 0.0

5.52 ± 1.0

114 ± 15

5.54 ± 0.6

1.8 ± 0.1

12.8 ± 1.0

< 0.01

0.19 ± 0.04

  1. Values reported are average of three replicates ± standard deviation.
  2. BSG, brewers spent grain; FPR, fennel processing residues; LPR, lemon processing residues.