Chemical properties | Cocoa pods husks (CC) | Bean tops (FH) | Cassava peelings (EM) |
Water retention capacity (g/g) | 1.072 | 1.042 | 1.269 |
% ash | 20 | 26 | 24 |
Total nitrogen (%) | 0.92 | 1.65 | 1.1 |
Total carbon (%) | 62.51 | 61.83 | 63.06 |
C/N | 67.95 | 37.45 | 55.07 |
Macro-elements | |||
Na concentration (cmol (+)/kg) | 20.11 | 37.54 | 130.80 |
Ca concentration (cmol (+)/kg) | 311.98 | 1004.76 | 354.90 |
Mg concentration (cmol (+)/kg) | 873.14 | 820.51 | 146.22 |
K concentration (cmol (+)/kg) | 5950.14 | 6289.16 | 2527.85 |
Soufre (%) | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.16 |
Total phosphorus (mg P/kg) | 54,573.91 | 86421.9 | 57,524.56 |
Trace elements | |||
B concentration (mg B/kg) | 1229.66 | 997.42 | 559.57 |
Cd concentration (mg Cd/kg) | 3.78 | 5.94 | 17.69 |
Cr concentration (mg Cr/kg) | 5.40 | 26.35 | 61.29 |
Cu concentration (mg Cu/kg) | 829.87 | 629.97 | 495.23 |
Fe concentration (mg Fe/kg) | 4280.36 | 53,668.43 | 172,115.11 |
Mo concentration (mg Mo/kg) | 11.70 | 288.03 | 139.95 |
Ni concentration (mg Ni/kg) | 397.29 | 46.89 | 122.38 |
Pb concentration (mg Pb/kg) | 51.77 | 86.58 | 206.39 |
Se concentration (mg Se/kg) | 4.99 | 28.77 | 53.21 |
Zn concentration (mg Zn/kg) | 987.43 | 612.54 | 695.41 |