Parameter | (Ref. balance) Ideal | Acceptable ideal range | Raw | Steamed | Mean | SD | CV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ca/Mg | 7 | 3–11 | 4.43 | 4.74 | 2.59 | 0.22 | 8.50 |
Ca/P | 2.6 | 1.5–3.6 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 0.53 | 0.02 | 3.80 |
Ca/K | 4.2 | 2.2–6.2 | 1.17 | 1.43 | 1.30 | 0.18 | 14.21 |
Na/K | 2.4 | 1.4–3.4 | 2.50 | 2.53 | 1.52 | 0.01 | 0.38 |
Na/Mg | 4 | 2–6 | 4.17 | 3.94 | 3.05 | 0.16 | 5.36 |
[K/(Ca + Mg)] | 2.2 | 0.87 | 0.78 | 0.83 | 0.06 | 7.71 |