Table 3 The concentrations of various elements found in commercial fruits47. The concentrations are expressed in mg for all elements, except for Se, which is measured in µg per 100 g of edible parts of fresh fruit.

From: Elemental concentration and spatial distribution of wild edible fruits and implications for dietary mineral intake in Ethiopia

Fruit

Elemental concentration

Ca

Cu

Fe

K

Mg

P

Se

Zn

Apple

5

0.03

0.03

104

5

9

0

0.02

Apricot

13

0.078

0.39

259

10

23

0.1

0.2

Avocado

12

0.19

0.55

485

29

52

0.4

0.64

Blackberries

29

0.165

0.62

162

20

22

0.4

0.53

Blueberries

6

0.057

0.28

77

6

12

0.1

0.16

Kiwi fruit

35

0.134

0.24

198

16

34

0.2

0.14

Mango

11

0.111

0.16

168

10

14

0.6

0.09

Orange

42

0.054

0.22

174

10

18

0.2

0.09

Papaya

20

0.045

0.25

182

21

10

0.6

0.08

Pear

9

0.077

0.18

104

7

11

0.1

0.09

Plum

6

0.057

0.17

157

7

16

0

0.1

Starfruit

3

0.137

0.08

133

10

12

0.6

0.12

Strawberries

12

0.119

0.28

89

12

20

0.4

0.18

Watermelon

7

0.042

0.24

112

10

11

0.4

0.1

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