Table 5 Minerals content (mg/100 g dry matter based) of different developmental stages of honey bee workers belonging to the genus Apis
| Â | AM | AC | AD | AF | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | P | A | P | A | P | A | P | A |
Calcium | 97.0 | 222.9 | 62.9 | 91.1 | 68.9 | 99.2 | 67.1 | 80.0 |
Magnesium | 193.9 | 201.7 | 104.3 | 148.8 | 103.4 | 144.7 | 117.2 | 144.2 |
Phosphorus | 900.0 | 860.1 | 931.5 | 1283.9 | 905 | 1187.9 | 1105 | 1368.9 |
Sodium | 60.8 | 75.6 | 44.4 | 77.1 | 48.6 | 67.8 | 72.9 | 84.9 |
Potassium | 2207.3 | 1585.4 | 1153.2 | 1538.8 | 1136.6 | 1573.9 | 1235 | 1519.3 |
Iron | 15.3 | 37.7 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 9.4 |
Zinc | 11.7 | 14.0 | 7.7 | 12.9 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 8.7 |
Copper | 3.7 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 |