. 2025 Aug 19;13:e19944. doi: 10.7717/peerj.19944

Table 2. Effects of UPS on nutritional composition of juvenile sea cucumbers.

	UPS concentration (groups)
	HS0	HS1	HS2	HS3	HS4	HS5
Polysaccharide content (% dry weight)	2.78 ± 0.49^b	2.76 ± 0.3^b	4.46 ± 0.49^a	3.01 ± 0.47^b	2.81 ± 0.16^b	2.69 ± 0.66^b
Protein content (% wet weight)	3.94 ± 0.36^a	4.40 ± 0.22^a	4.61 ± 0.17^a	4.99 ± 0.38^a	4.15 ± 0.44^a	4.32 ± 0.61^a
Lipid content (% wet weight)	2.43 ± 0.15^a	2.55 ± 0.13^a	2.51 ± 0.07^a	2.45 ± 0.05^a	2.07 ± 0.16^a	2.33 ± 0.13^a
Ash (% wet weight)	3.65 ± 0.38^ab	4.40 ± 0.04^a	3.97 ± 0.41^ab	3.12 ± 0.13^b	3.50 ± 0.11^ab	3.11 ± 0.97^b
Moisture (% wet weight)	89.13 ± 0.30^a	87.60 ± 0.62^a	89.49 ± 0.31^a	87.56 ± 1.51^a	90.28 ± 0.45^a	89.96 ± 0.54^a

Note:

Data are expressed as means ± S.E.M (n = 3). Different letters show a significant difference (P < 0.05).