From:  Impact of food processing methods on the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of pearl millet minerals

 Mineral content of pearl millet.

MineralsMinerals contentReferences
Calcium (Ca)13.66–15.67[21]
31.77–728.71[29]
40.07–42.67[30]
46[33]
36.42[34]
10–80[35]
Copper (Cu)0.59–0.69[21]
10–18[35]
10.6[36]
Iron (Fe)4.45–4.92[21]
13.85–2,766.31[29]
5.08–8.12[30]
121[34]
70–180[35]
Magnesium (Mg)132.47–142.48[21]
340.27–4,769.9[29]
1,028[34]
180–270[35]
Manganese (Mn)0.54–0.92[21]
18–23[35]
11.5[36]
Phosphorus (P)266.03–292.66[21]
255.67–327.82[30]
314[33]
Potassium (K)302.52–307.06[21]
4,500[34]
70–110[35]
Sodium (Na)3.96–4.48[21]
58.37–240.47[29]
230[34]
4–13[35]
Zinc (Zn)1.97–2.78[21]
43.34–809.38[29]
40[34]
53–70[35]
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Mawouma et al. [21], values are in mg/100 g DW (dry weight) for pearl millet flour micro-element and trace element contents. Adéoti et al. [29], values are in mg/1,000 g of micronutrients of pearl millet flour. Kulthe et al. [30], values are in mg/100 g of mineral composition of pearl millet flour. Burton et al. [33], values are mg/100 g for pearl millet minerals. Owheruo et al. [34], values are in ppm of pearl millet. Abdalla et al. [35], values are in mg/100 g and 0.001 mg/g mineral content of pearl millet. Sankara Rao and Deosthale [36] 0.001 mg/g mineral content of pearl millet.