Table 1 Mineral composition (mg/kg) of dried MSFW from both MSFW powder samples, separately; with schematic illustration of the synthesis of Fe3O4 NPs.

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Parameter

Sun-Dried

Freeze-Dried

Oven-Dried

Fe3O4 (MSFW; Fed with spinach as a source of iron)

248.21b

261.44a

232.09c

Fe3O4 (MSFW; Fed without spinach as a source of iron)

70.66b

84.57a

61.17c

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  1. Values are means of duplicate analyzed MSFW samples. a, b,c means in the same column with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05).