TYPICAL ANALYSIS OF BROWN SEAWEED

Components (%)

Protein 5.7

Fat 2.6

Fiber 7.0

Moisture 10.7

Ash 15.4

Carbohydrates 58.6

Carbohydrates (%)

Alginic acid 26.7

Laminarin 9.3

Mannitol 4.2

Methylpentosans 7.0

Other sugars 11.4

Vitamins (mg/kg)

Ascorbic acid (C) 500 – 2000

Tocopherols (E) 150 – 300

Carotene (A) 30 – 60

Ba 15 – 50

Niacin 10 – 30

Vitamin K 10

Riboflavin 5 – 10

Ni 2 – 5

V 1.5 – 3

Thiamin 1 – 5

Folic acid 0.1 – 0.5

Folinic acid 0.1 – 0.5

Biotin 0.1 – 0.4

Vitamin B12 0.004

Amino Acids

(as gms of amino acid nitrogen / 100 gms of protein nitrogen)

Alanine 5.0

Arginine 11.8

Aspartic acid 8.7

Glutamic acid 5.3

Glycine 5.7

Leucine 8.7

Lysine 4.1

Serine 3.3

Threonine 2.7

Tyrosine 0.5

Valine + Methionine 14.0

Minerals and Elements (%)

Aluminum .193

Antimony .00014

Barium .00128

Boron .0194

Calcium 1.904

Chlorine 3.68

Cobalt .00123

Copper .00064

Fluorine .03265

Germanium .00001

Gold .00001

Iodine .0624

Iron .08956

Lantanum .00001

Lead .00001

Lithium .00001

Magnesium .213

Manganese .1235

Mercury .00018

Molybdenum .00159

Nickel .0035

Nitrogen .0624

Phosphorus .211

Potassium 1.28

Rubidium .00001

Selenium .00004

Silicon .1642

Sodium 4.18

Sulfur 1.564

Strontium .07488

Thallium .00029

Tin .00001

Titanium .00001

Tungsten .00003

Vanadium .00053

Zinc .00352

Trace or Undeclared Amounts:

Beryllium, Bromine, Bismuth, Cadmium, Carbon, Cesium, Cerium, Chromium, Gallium, Hydrogen, Indium, Iridium, Niobium, Osmium, Oxygen, Palladium, Platinum, Radium, Rhodium, Silver, Tellurium, Thorium, Uranium, Zirconium