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