Elemental and Proximate Compositions of Sesame Seeds and the Underlying Soil from Tsegede, Ethiopia

Table 5

Concentration of metals (mg/kg, dry weight) in sesame seeds from three different cultivation areas of Tsegede, Ethiopia.

Sample area	Fe	Zn	Ni	Cu	Mn	Ca	Mg
Soroka	37.0 ± 1.1	15.8 ± 0.9	1.86 ± 0.77	6.52 ± 1.56	2.31 ± 0.16	453 ± 40	524 ± 2
Kola Zana	39.4 ± 5.1	16.0 ± 0.9	1.86 ± 1.07	8.17 ± 1.88	2.63 ± 0.38	492 ± 37	526 ± 1
Kisha	36.9 ± 5.1	12.1 ± 1.1	1.59 ± 0.49	7.08 ± 0.75	1.96 ± 0.16	415 ± 52	526 ± 4
Overall mean	37.8 ± 1.4	14.6 ± 2.2	1.77 ± 0.16	7.26 ± 0.84	2.30 ± 0.34	453 ± 38	525 ± 1