Table 1: Original data from the campaigns 1994 to 1996, sorted by countries |
Ash component |
K | Na | Ca |
Mg | Cations |
Cl | NO3 |
Cl+NO3 |
Country |
Year |
Factory |
Milliequivalents (meq) in 100 g of dry matter |
Austria | 1994 | H | 20.53 | 3.70 |
9.17 | 15.67 | 49.07 | 3.47 | 1.24 | 4.71 |
1994 | L | 23.12 | 4.22 | 8.90 |
15.92 | 52.16 | 4.16 | 2.21 | 6.38 |
1994 | T | 18.83 | 2.43 | 8.16 |
14.42 | 43.83 | 2.45 | 1.05 | 3.50 |
1995 | H | 20.97 | 3.15 | 9.49 |
14.14 | 47.75 | 2.58 | 1.38 | 3.97 |
1995 | L | 21.14 | 2.45 | 9.12 |
13.54 | 46.25 | 2.02 | 1.27 | 3.29 |
1995 | T | 21.06 | 2.37 | 10.54 |
13.94 | 47.90 | 2.37 | 1.14 | 3.51 |
1996 | H | 19.63 | 1.82 | 10.30 |
13.52 | 45.27 | 1.05 | 0.53 | 1.58 |
1996 | L | 19.41 | 1.18 | 9.41 |
12.78 | 42.78 | 0.85 | 0.41 | 1.26 |
1996 | T |
19.25 | 1.36 | 11.71 | 14.31 | 46.63 | 0.75 |
0.43 | 1.18 |
Belgium |
1994 | G | 22.91 | 2.99 | 7.90 |
10.22 | 44.01 | 3.24 | 2.10 | 5.35 |
1994 | T | 24.76 | 3.48 | 8.31 |
10.85 | 47.40 | 3.66 | 3.02 | 6.68 |
1994 | V | 26.00 | 5.14 | 5.96 |
10.45 | 47.55 | 4.24 | 2.94 | 7.18 |
1995 | G | 24.08 | 3.98 | 9.14 |
10.17 | 47.37 | 2.11 | 2.40 | 4.50 |
1995 | T | 23.89 | 4.03 | 9.96 |
11.02 | 48.90 | 2.98 | 3.33 | 6.30 |
1995 | V | 26.43 | 5.62 | 7.77 |
11.77 | 51.59 | 3.08 | 3.43 | 6.51 |
1996 | V | 23.36 | 4.21 | 8.07 |
11.23 | 46.87 | 1.96 | 2.53 | 4.49 |
Canada |
1994 | A | 21.42 | 7.40 | 7.03 |
13.91 | 49.76 | 2.67 | 1.29 | 3.96 |
1994 | M | 22.52 | 4.65 | 7.37 |
15.19 | 49.74 | 2.18 | 1.78 | 3.97 |
1995 | A | 20.58 | 6.24 | 6.17 |
12.33 | 45.32 | 1.54 | 1.03 | 2.57 |
1995 | W | 20.58 | 8.11 | 7.50 |
14.90 | 51.09 | 2.53 | 3.25 | 5.78 |
Czech R |
1995 | H | 19.79 | 6.44 | 10.71 |
14.21 | 51.15 | 3.58 | 2.19 | 5.78 |
Germany |
1994 | G | 21.75 | 2.51 | 8.57 |
12.26 | 45.09 | 2.46 | 1.69 | 4.16 |
1994 | O | 20.49 | 2.98 | 8.41 |
12.33 | 44.21 | 2.45 | 1.93 | 4.38 |
1994 | R | 21.19 | 1.91 | 7.18 |
11.55 | 41.83 | 1.98 | 1.24 | 3.23 |
1994 | Z | 20.07 | 4.53 | 6.02 |
12.67 | 43.30 | 2.40 | 2.11 | 4.51 |
1995 | G | 23.76 | 2.77 | 9.22 |
11.69 | 47.44 | 1.25 | 2.02 | 3.26 |
1995 | O | 20.76 | 2.87 | 10.68 |
11.12 | 45.43 | 1.21 | 1.52 | 2.73 |
1995 | R | 20.04 | 2.12 | 7.80 |
11.32 | 41.29 | 1.58 | 1.10 | 2.69 |
1995 | Z | 18.76 | 4.38 | 6.70 |
11.58 | 41.42 | 1.42 | 2.01 | 3.44 |
1996 | R | 20.33 | 1.31 | 8.70 |
11.36 | 41.70 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 1.82 |
Gr. Brit. |
1994 | W | 19.91 | 3.27 | 8.68 |
10.15 | 42.01 | 2.86 | 2.33 | 5.20 |
Greece |
1994 | S | 24.76 | 21.28 | 8.85 |
18.23 | 73.11 | 10.54 | 6.24 | 16.79 |
1994 | X | 23.86 | 19.61 | 7.72 |
17.33 | 68.52 | 12.63 | 5.30 | 17.93 |
1995 | O | 27.19 | 15.65 | 10.37 |
18.22 | 71.43 | 6.22 | 4.73 | 10.95 |
1995 | P | 21.19 | 18.29 | 7.16 |
16.66 | 63.30 | 6.74 | 7.83 | 14.57 |
1995 | X | 22.71 | 16.85 | 9.21 |
16.42 | 65.18 | 7.41 | 5.72 | 13.13 |
Hungary |
1994 | P | 20.27 | 6.26 | 9.88 |
17.34 | 53.76 | 3.15 | 2.35 | 5.49 |
Italy |
1994 | M | 23.04 | 9.96 | 7.34 |
15.14 | 55.48 | 6.67 | 1.96 | 8.62 |
1994 | O | 23.87 | 7.59 | 7.30 |
14.85 | 53.61 | 7.22 | 1.42 | 8.63 |
1995 | M | 22.61 | 7.77 | 8.98 |
13.64 | 53.01 | 3.74 | 0.91 | 4.65 |
1995 | O | 23.83 | 12.68 | 10.99 |
13.80 | 61.30 | 6.27 | 1.60 | 7.87 |
Netherl. |
1995 | B | 24.27 | 4.03 | 13.57 |
10.92 | 52.78 | 2.49 | 1.74 | 4.23 |
1995 | D | 21.72 | 3.43 | 10.83 |
11.36 | 47.35 | 2.47 | 1.93 | 4.40 |
Poland |
1995 | G | 19.89 | 2.88 | 10.83 |
12.57 | 46.16 | 1.93 | 1.99 | 3.92 |
Slowakia |
1994 | C | 19.12 | 13.68 | 6.93 |
18.14 | 57.87 | 5.35 | 4.87 | 10.22 |
1994 | TT | 23.86 | 7.06 | 8.81 |
15.52 | 55.25 | 3.10 | 3.80 | 6.89 |
1995 | TT | 22.12 | 9.61 | 6.80 |
15.31 | 53.85 | 3.96 | 3.50 | 7.46 |
Sweden |
1995 | K | 19.70 | 3.35 | 9.43 |
10.14 | 42.61 | 2.47 | 1.82 | 4.29 |
1995 | J | 18.77 | 3.79 | 10.59 |
9.72 | 42.87 | 2.53 | 1.45 | 3.98 |
1995 | Ö | 20.52 | 3.01 | 8.33 |
10.03 | 41.89 | 2.75 | 2.85 | 5.60 |
1995 | R | 18.78 | 1.84 | 9.18 |
9.72 | 39.53 | 2.23 | 0.73 | 2.97 |
Switzerl. |
1995 | A | 21.11 | 1.31 | 8.56 |
10.01 | 40.99 | 2.41 | 0.73 | 3.14 |
Table 2: Relative distribution of ions in dried beet, sorted by potassium |
Ash component |
K | Na | Ca | Mg |
Cl | NO3 | K+Na |
Cl+NO3 |
Country | Year | Factory |
Milliequivalents (meq) per 100 meq of cations |
Belgium | 1994 | V | 54.7 | 10.8 |
12.5 | 22.0 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 65.5 | 15.1 |
Belgium | 1994 | T | 52.2 | 7.3 |
17.5 | 22.9 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 59.6 | 14.1 |
Belgium | 1994 | G | 52.0 | 6.8 |
17.9 | 23.2 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 58.8 | 12.1 |
Switzerl. | 1995 | A | 51.5 | 3.2 |
20.9 | 24.4 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 54.7 | 7.7 |
Belgium | 1995 | V | 51.2 | 10.9 |
15.1 | 22.8 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 62.1 | 12.6 |
Belgium | 1995 | G | 50.8 | 8.4 |
19.3 | 21.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 59.2 | 9.5 |
Germany | 1994 | R | 50.7 | 4.6 |
17.2 | 27.6 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 55.2 | 7.7 |
Germany | 1995 | G | 50.1 | 5.8 |
19.4 | 24.6 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 55.9 | 6.9 |
Group borderline: 50 meq K per 100 meq of cations |
Belgium | 1996 | V | 49.8 | 9.0 |
17.2 | 24.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 58.8 | 9.6 |
Sweden | 1995 | Ö | 49.0 | 7.2 |
19.9 | 23.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 56.2 | 13.4 |
Belgium | 1995 | T | 48.9 | 8.2 |
20.4 | 22.5 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 57.1 | 12.9 |
Germany | 1996 | R | 48.8 | 3.1 |
20.9 | 27.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 51.9 | 4.4 |
Germany | 1995 | R | 48.5 | 5.1 |
18.9 | 27.4 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 53.7 | 6.5 |
Germany | 1994 | G | 48.2 | 5.6 |
19.0 | 27.2 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 53.8 | 9.2 |
Sweden | 1995 | R | 47.5 | 4.7 |
23.2 | 24.6 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 52.2 | 7.5 |
Gr. Brit. | 1994 | W | 47.4 | 7.8 |
20.7 | 24.2 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 55.2 | 12.4 |
Germany | 1994 | Z | 46.4 | 10.5 |
13.9 | 29.3 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 56.8 | 10.4 |
Germany | 1994 | O | 46.3 | 6.7 |
19.0 | 27.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 53.1 | 9.9 |
Sweden | 1995 | K | 46.2 | 7.9 |
22.1 | 23.8 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 54.1 | 10.1 |
Netherl. | 1995 | B | 46.0 | 7.6 |
25.7 | 20.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 53.6 | 8.0 |
Netherl. | 1995 | D | 45.9 | 7.2 |
22.9 | 24.0 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 53.1 | 9.3 |
Austria | 1995 | L | 45.7 | 5.3 |
19.7 | 29.3 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 51.0 | 7.1 |
Germany | 1995 | O | 45.7 | 6.3 |
23.5 | 24.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 52.0 | 6.0 |
Canada | 1995 | A | 45.4 | 13.8 |
13.6 | 27.2 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 59.2 | 5.7 |
Austria | 1996 | L | 45.4 | 2.8 |
22.0 | 29.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 48.1 | 2.9 |
Germany | 1995 | Z | 45.3 | 10.6 |
16.2 | 27.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 55.9 | 8.3 |
Canada | 1994 | M | 45.3 | 9.4 |
14.8 | 30.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 54.6 | 8.0 |
Group borderline: 45 meq K per 100 meq of cations |
Italy | 1994 | O | 44.5 | 14.2 |
13.6 | 27.7 | 13.5 | 2.6 | 58.7 | 16.1 |
Austria | 1994 | L | 44.3 | 8.1 |
17.1 | 30.5 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 52.4 | 12.2 |
Austria | 1995 | T | 44.0 | 4.9 |
22.0 | 29.1 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 48.9 | 7.3 |
Austria | 1995 | H | 43.9 | 6.6 |
19.9 | 29.6 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 50.5 | 8.3 |
Sweden | 1995 | J | 43.8 | 8.8 |
24.7 | 22.7 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 52.6 | 9.3 |
Austria | 1996 | H | 43.4 | 4.0 |
22.8 | 29.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 47.4 | 3.5 |
Slovakia | 1994 | TT | 43.2 | 12.8 |
15.9 | 28.1 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 56.0 | 12.5 |
Poland | 1995 | G | 43.1 | 6.2 |
23.5 | 27.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 49.3 | 8.5 |
Canada | 1994 | A | 43.0 | 14.9 |
14.1 | 28.0 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 57.9 | 8.0 |
Austria | 1994 | T | 43.0 | 5.5 |
18.6 | 32.9 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 48.5 | 8.0 |
Italy | 1995 | M | 42.7 | 14.7 |
17.0 | 25.7 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 57.3 | 8.8 |
Austria | 1994 | H | 41.8 | 7.5 |
18.7 | 31.9 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 49.4 | 9.6 |
Italy | 1994 | M | 41.5 | 17.9 |
13.2 | 27.3 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 59.5 | 15.5 |
Austria | 1996 | T | 41.3 | 2.9 |
25.1 | 30.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 44.2 | 2.5 |
Slovakia | 1995 | TT | 41.1 | 17.9 |
12.6 | 28.4 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 58.9 | 13.9 |
Canada | 1995 | W | 40.3 | 15.9 |
14.7 | 29.2 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 56.2 | 11.3 |
Group borderline: 40 meq K per 100 meq of cations |
Italy | 1995 | O | 38.9 | 20.7 |
17.9 | 22.5 | 10.2 | 2.6 | 59.6 | 12.8 |
Czech R | 1995 | H | 38.7 | 12.6 |
20.9 | 27.8 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 51.3 | 11.3 |
Greece | 1995 | O | 38.1 | 21.9 |
14.5 | 25.5 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 60.0 | 15.3 |
Hungary | 1994 | P | 37.7 | 11.7 |
18.4 | 32.3 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 49.4 | 10.2 |
Greece | 1995 | X | 34.8 | 25.8 |
14.1 | 25.2 | 11.4 | 8.8 | 60.7 | 20.2 |
Greece | 1994 | X | 34.8 | 28.6 |
11.3 | 25.3 | 18.4 | 7.7 | 63.4 | 26.2 |
Greece | 1994 | S | 33.9 | 29.1 |
12.1 | 24.9 | 14.4 | 8.5 | 63.0 | 23.0 |
Greece | 1995 | P | 33.5 | 28.9 |
11.3 | 26.3 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 62.4 | 23.0 |
Slovakia | 1994 | C | 33.0 | 23.6 |
12.0 | 31.3 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 56.7 | 17.7 |