Element

Whole cowpea flour (WCF)

Dehulled cowpea flour (DCF)

Macro element:

Potassium (K)

29.25 ± 0.71

24.99 ± 0.08

Sodium (Na)

1.76 ± 0.08

1.0 ± 0.07

Calcium (Ca)

32.28 ± 0.68

33.61 ± 0.79

Micro element:

Zinc (Zn)

0.260 ± 0.036

1.22 ± 1.545

Iron (Fe)

0.004 ± 0.001

0.013 ± 0.019

Copper (Cu)

0.04 ± 0.006

0.25 ± 0.012

Manganese (Mn)

0.18 ± 0.010

0.30 ± 0.006