Table 2 The nutrient profiles of selected edible seaweed species (% of dry weight)
From: An overview on the nutritional and bioactive components of green seaweeds
Species | Protein | Ash | Dietary fiber | Carbohydrate | Lipid | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U. lactuca | 8.65–25 | 12.9–29.31 | 29–55 | 36–43 | 0.6–1.6 | Castro-González et al., 1996; Manivannan et al. 2008; Tabarsa et al. 2012 |
U. pertusa | 20–26 | – | – | 47 | – | |
U.linza | 18.1 | 22.43 | – | – | 2.51 | Pirian et al. 2018 |
Enteromorpha intestinalis | 11.3 | 55.9 | – | – | 2.2 | Pirian et al. 2018 |
Cladophora | 3.42 | 77.8 | – | – | 0.88 | Maehre et al. 2014 |
Caulerpa lentillifer | 10.41 | – | 32.99 | 38.66 | 1.11 | Shalaby 2011 |
Caulerpa taxifolia | 12.44 | – | – | 23.86 | 0.32 | Ownsworth et al. 2019 |
Ulva reticulata | 21.06 | – | 4.84 | 55.77 | 0.75 | Yaich et al. 2011 |
Ulva rigida | 17.8 | – | 11.9 | 42.6 | 0.9 | Ratana-Arporn & Chirapart 2006 |
E. compressa | 17.48 | 31.21 | 2.93 | 44.08 | 3.56 | Ganesan et al. 2014 |
E. linza | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.14 | 50.01 | 4.1 | Ganesan et al. 2014 |
E.tubulosa | 19.9 | 17.01 | 6.28 | 51.05 | 5.56 | Ganesan et al. 2014 |