Table 1. The minerals and proximate composition in the Korean (KVA), Russian (RVA) and New Zealand (NZVA) velvet antlers

Item	KVA	RVA	NZVA
Mn (μg/g)	0.97±0.03^c	2.49±0.03^a	12.40±0.02^b
Cu (μg/g)	2.50±0.01	2.00±0.02	2.07±0.01
Zn (μg/g)	51.37±2.25^ab	55.52±3.12^a	46.47±2.14^b
Ca (mg/g)	97.16±3.57^ab	103.03±4.01^a	92.37±3.22^b
Fe (mg/g)	0.46±0.01^a	0.34±0.01^b	0.40±0.01^ab
Mg (mg/g)	2.02±0.02	2.09±0.01	2.00±0.02
Crude protein (g/100 g)	13.90±1.11^a	9.21±1.52^b	12.11±0.58^ab
Crude fat (g/100 g)	0.80±0.01^a	0.711±0.02^b	0.22±0.01^c

Means within a same row with different superscripts differ significantly at (p<0.05).