Macro- and microelements contents of 32 Kuwaiti composite dishes

Thirty-two commonly consumed Kuwaiti dishes were analyzed for 15 elements. These dishes were fish dishes, sandwiches, pastries, soups, sweets, salads, kubas and dairy dishes. The results were as follows in milligrammes per 100 g edible portion (unless otherwise indicated): 13–1567 sodium, 181–1033 potassium, 9.97–677 calcium, 26.2–528 phosphorus, 10.4–133 magnesium; 14–5.12 iron, 0.01–1.25 copper, 13–4.16 zinc, 0.01–0.7 manganese, <0.02–0.34 boron, <0.03–0.08 chromium, <0.02–0.29 molybdenum, <0.03–5.64 aluminium, 0.01 mg/100 g–0.37mg/100 g selenium, and 7.4 ug/100g–61.2 ug/100 g iodine.