Table 3.
Nutritional profilea of the dehydrated powder of the ice plant (M. crystallinum) used for the preparation of the plant-based-sea water culture media.
| Parameters | M. crystallinum (Sun dried) | Parameters | M. crystallinum (Sun dried) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macronutrients (ppm) | Micronutrients (ppm) | ||
| Ca++ | 36.7 | Cu | 6.0 |
| Mg++ | 4.6 | Zn | 125.0 |
| K+ | 5.6 | Fe | 315.0 |
| Na+ | 246.9 | Mn | 31.0 |
| Se (ppb) | 2.3 | ||
| Pb (ppb) | 1070.0 | ||
| Total phosphate (%) | 2.20 | Total crude protein (%) | 12.30 |
| Total ash (%) | 44.7 | Moisture (%) | 8.0 |
| Total crude fiber (%) | 7.1 | ||
| Amino acids (mg/g) | Amino acids (mg/g) | ||
| Aspartic acid | 0.69 | Isoleucine | 0.45 |
| Threonine | 0.42 | Leucine | 0.78 |
| Serine | 0.56 | Tyrosine | 0.39 |
| Glutamic acid | 1.25 | Phenylalanine | 0.47 |
| Proline | 0.61 | Histidine | 0.38 |
| Glycine | 0.52 | Lysine | 0.71 |
| Alanine | 0.29 | Arginine | 0.69 |
| Valine | 0.61 | Cysteine | 0.58 |
| Methionine | 0.20 | ||
a
Methods used for analyses are those described in details by Youssef et al. [17].