Table 3.
Contribution of macroalgae to recommended daily allowances of Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Mo, Se, and I.
| Species | Fe | Mn | Cu | Zn | Mo | Se | I | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Max. | Mean | Max. | Mean | Max. | Mean | Max. | Mean | Max. | Mean | Max. | Mean | Max. | |
| green seaweeds | ||||||||||||||
| Ulva spp. | 78 | 343 | 49 | 255 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 9 | 29 | 263 | 608 |
| red seaweeds | ||||||||||||||
| C. crispus | 11 | 28 | 72 | 261 | 2.6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 9 | - | 3221 | - |
| Gracilaria spp. | 37 | 121 | 92 | 201 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 13 | 3 | - | 15 | - | 251 | - |
| P. calcareum | - | - | 70 | - | 11 | - | 1.2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 181 | - |
| P. palmata | 7 | 18 | 58 | 231 | 3 | 4 | 1.9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.5 | - | 990 | 1387 |
| Porphyra spp. | 16 | 38 | 10 | 15 | 8.3 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 227 | 229 |
| brown seaweeds | ||||||||||||||
| A. esculenta | 22 | 66 | 5 | 14 | 1.6 | 3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 3300 | 6603 |
| A. nodosum | 12 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 56 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 5076 | 6933 |
| F. spiralis | 32 | 69 | 34 | 58 | 13 | 36 | 22 | 59 | - | - | 2.9 | - | - | |
| F. vesiculosus | 19 | 86 | 63 | 219 | 15 | 64 | 4 | 9 | - | - | 8 | 15 | 2640 | 3733 |
| H. elongata | 0.5 | 0.8 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 637 | 651 |
| Laminaria spp. | 4 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 2 | 16 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 32,351 | 48,075 |
| S. latissima | 13 | 66 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | - | 15,501 | 25,893 |
| U. pinnatifida | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | - | - | 7 | - | 1325 | 1632 |
Values are expressed as %, considering a portion of 8 g of dry seaweed, and the mean and maximum values summarized in Table 1.