Table 6 The percentage as a mean value (mg/100 g) of mineral elements composition for each seaweeds species.

From: Comparative analysis of proximate compositions, mineral and functional chemical groups of 15 different seaweed species

 

Cu

Pd

Cd

Cr

K

Zn

Mn

Ni

Co

Fe

Mo

Li

Se

Na

Ca

Mg

Sr

Chlorophyta

G1

5.37

0.17

0.13

0.84

133.67

97.25

3.54

2.83

0.79

119.77

32.73

9.19

0.38

294.61

184.00

107.92

29.98

G2

0.05

0.19

0.04

0.72

119.25

4.40

0.21

2.04

0.08

35.70

2.60

0.05

0.55

20.48

190.33

68.77

4.81

G3

0.26

0.22

0.04

0.31

119.66

6.94

1.74

1.40

0.02

133.42

0.72

0.05

0.71

26.92

212.80

75.12

438.41

G4

0.21

0.18

0.54

0.76

123.83

14.23

2.01

0.76

0.06

172.47

0.77

0.43

0.76

55.98

204.99

66.11

29.58

G5

0.88

0.44

0.14

0.77

121.68

7.72

1.97

3.08

0.03

147.78

0.63

0.03

0.68

8.80

189.97

57.64

68.34

G6

0.10

0.26

0.02

0.44

124.72

5.96

0.23

0.86

0.01

41.72

1.34

0.10

0.47

71.82

172.00

65.51

2.99

G7

0.03

0.22

0.96

0.09

122.91

8.65

5.12

1.85

0.07

127.57

0.46

0.51

0.57

73.00

176.37

66.06

3.25

G8

0.25

0.16

0.01

0.09

127.94

14.92

1.88

2.14

0.00

60.69

2.36

1.18

0.58

304.45

183.82

77.72

5.59

Phaeophyta

B1

0.32

0.21

0.26

1.03

129.02

3.86

1.85

0.13

0.05

137.97

1.18

0.26

0.62

38.98

197.23

83.25

148.52

B2

0.41

0.14

0.02

0.18

127.47

4.58

0.58

2.76

0.02

48.50

1.13

1.26

0.49

64.55

198.15

84.73

55.57

B3

0.18

0.44

0.04

0.70

127.66

5.76

2.22

1.36

0.07

128.46

0.93

2.43

0.67

80.87

187.43

86.38

90.69

B4

0.75

0.25

0.03

0.84

123.20

6.17

1.33

0.95

0.01

73.95

0.74

1.88

0.56

78.94

179.45

84.08

250.84

B5

0.06

0.17

0.02

0.33

122.84

4.93

1.19

0.53

0.01

70.03

0.79

1.23

0.73

7.28

181.48

53.60

64.97

B6

0.60

0.35

0.05

0.07

119.07

4.69

1.23

0.19

0.01

46.67

0.49

1.06

0.58

64.22

181.66

80.14

27.02

B7

0.26

0.16

0.55

0.23

126.61

6.54

6.59

2.05

0.06

75.56

0.59

3.00

0.69

75.16

191.98

84.14

126.51

B8

0.06

0.18

0.04

0.42

129.81

3.30

2.16

1.58

0.03

157.53

0.47

1.00

0.72

64.54

202.16

64.48

41.80

B9

0.57

0.20

0.04

0.09

124.75

5.79

1.42

2.02

0.06

60.00

0.63

3.16

0.60

121.47

178.96

81.51

261.28

Rhodophyta

R1

0.18

0.15

0.02

0.52

124.92

3.73

0.26

2.41

0.04

38.05

1.78

2.32

0.48

126.75

178.84

73.12

3.80

R2

0.29

0.35

0.05

0.43

130.13

3.95

1.24

0.38

0.01

36.47

0.61

1.13

0.43

45.05

179.28

58.76

3.42

R3

0.57

0.17

0.03

0.06

124.80

5.53

2.60

0.86

0.03

55.99

0.62

0.33

0.49

43.46

177.11

57.73

3.08

R4

0.21

0.36

0.01

0.78

132.81

5.12

0.77

0.17

0.01

31.40

0.75

1.14

0.53

394.81

183.01

78.02

5.21

R5

0.28

0.23

1.65

0.08

125.82

8.61

1.12

1.15

0.01

49.48

0.95

1.93

0.73

67.06

176.05

58.54

7.45

R6

0.37

0.22

0.01

0.09

121.61

70.94

3.20

2.16

0.28

73.97

0.66

3.61

0.57

86.23

181.64

60.02

4.36

  1. (G1) Ulva lactuca, (G2) Caulerpa racemosa, (G3) Halimeda opuntin, (G4) Caulerpa racemosa, (G5) Caulerpa sertularioides, (G6) Ulva lactuca, (G7) Chaetomorpha antennina, (G8) Chaetomorpha crassa, (B1) Padina antillarum, (B2) Sargassum illicifolium, (B3) Sargassum polycystem, (B4) Turbinaria ornata, (B5) Stoechospermum polypodioides, (B6) Sargassum illicifolium, (B7) Sargassum illicifolium, (B8) Padina antillarum, (B9) Sargassum illicifolium, (R1) Gracilaria corticata, (R2) Gracilaria corticata, (R3) Acanthophora spicifera, (R4) Gelidiopsis variabilis, (R5) Gracilaria corticata, (R6) Jania adhaereus.