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. 2023 May 21;21(5):315. doi: 10.3390/md21050315

Table 1.

Biochemical composition of dried A. nodosum seaweed biomass [11].

Component Composition
(mg/g Dry Weight (dw) Basis)
Dry matter * 903.8 ± 0.2
Ash 233.1 ± 3.3
Protein 61.4 ± 0.1
Ether extract 33.3 ± 0.0
Total soluble sugars 136.6 ± 0.8
Total glucan 27.0 ± 0.8
Fucoidan 100.9 ± 0.9
Total polyphenols 6.7 ± 0.1

The results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation of the mean (n = 3). * Dry matter and moisture content were 244.3 mg/g and 755.7 mg/g (on a fresh weight basis) respectively.