Authors: Kiuomars RohaniGhadikolaei Eessa Abdulalian WingKeong Ng
Publish Date: 2011/01/29
Volume: 49, Issue: 6, Pages: 774-780
Abstract
The proximate fatty acid and mineral composition were determined for green Ulva lactuca and Enteromorpha intestinalis brown Sargassum ilicifolium and Colpomenia sinuosa and red Hypnea valentiae and Gracilaria corticata seaweeds collected from the Persian Gulf of Iran Results showed that the seaweeds were high in carbohydrate 318–591 dry weight and ash 124–299 but low in lipid content 15–36 The protein content of red or green seaweeds was significantly higher p 005 compared to brown seaweeds The fatty acid composition of various seaweed lipids varied considerably with 519–674 of saturates 220–329 of monoenes and 92–191 of polyunsaturated fatty acids PUFA E intestinalis contained the highest total n3 PUFA content with the lowest n6/n3 ratio Persian Gulf seaweeds contained higher concentrations of all the minerals examined K Mg Fe Mn Cu Zn and Co compared to terrestrial vegetables Seaweeds could potentially be used as a food or feed additive in IranThe authors would like to thank the Iranian Fisheries Research Organization IFRO for providing financial support and the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecological Research Institute PGOSERI for their technical support The authors are grateful to KS Lee for his editorial assistance
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