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Comparison of nutritive chemistry of a range of temperate seaweeds

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Sara Marsham

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Abstract

Eleven species of macroalgae (including four species from commercially important genera) were analysed for moisture, ash, fat, protein, neutral detergent fibre, crude fibre, calorific value, and calcium content. At the extremes of the nutritional values, Corallina officinalis had low calorific value (2.7 ± 0.3 MJ kg−1), high ash content (77.8 ± 0.2% dw), low protein (6.9 ± 0.1% dw) and high calcium content (182 ppm); whereas the exploited Porphyra sp. had high calorific value (18.3 ± 1.8 MJ kg−1), low ash content (9.3 ± 0.2% dw), high protein (44.0 ± 1.2% dw) and low calcium content (19.9 ppm). The other species considered had intermediate values, but tended to be more similar to Porphyra than to Corallina. When possible our data were also compared with those of other workers; they were found to be broadly similar.

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Author(s): Marsham S, Scott GW, Tobin ML

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Food Chemistry

Year: 2007

Volume: 100

Issue: 4

Pages: 1331-1336

ISSN (print): 0308-8146

ISSN (electronic): 0308-8146

Publisher: Elsevier BV

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2005.11.029

DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2005.11.029

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