Table 3.
Variation in the Amino Acids Composition (mg 100 g⁻1 DW) of G. manilaensis.
| Amino acids |
G. manilaensis (NEM) |
mg g−1 Protein/(AA Score (g 100 g−1) |
G. manilaensis (SWM) |
mg 100 g−1 Protein/AA Score (g 100 g−1) |
FAO/WHO/UNU (2007) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Amino acids | |||||
| Histidine (His) | 620.98 ± 0.23 | 32.03 (200.16) | ND | ND | 16 |
| Threonine (Thr) | 400.74 ± 0.29 a | 20.67 (82.67) | 231.73 ± 8.66 b | 14.46 (90.35) | 25 |
| Valine (Val) | 282.21 ± 0.10 a | 14.56 (36.39) | 96.39 ± 11.80 b | 6.01 (15.03) | 40 |
| Methionine (Met) | 393.13 ± 0.16 | 20.28 (88.15) | ND | ND | 23 |
| Tryptophan (Try) | 4.37 ± 0.02 | 0.2254*(3.22) | ND | ND | 7 |
| Phenylalanine (Phe) | 282.07± 0.09 a | 14.55 (35.48) | 85.85 ± 2.35 b | 5.36 (13.06) | 41 |
| Isoleucine (Ile) | 285.34 ± 0.12 a | 14.72 (49.05) | 62.90 ± 4.30 b | 3.92 (13.08) | 30 |
| Leucine (Leu) | 331.67 ± 0.17 a | 17.19 (28.04) | 58.51 ± 1.99 b | 3.65 (5.98) | 61 |
| Lysine (Lys) | 239.69 ± 0.06 a | 12.36 (25.75) | 129.62 ± 6.45 b | 8.09 (16.85) | 48 |
| TEAAs | 2840.20 ± 0.31 a | 146.59 | 665.02 ± 0.07 b | 41.49 | 291 |
| Non-essential acids | |||||
| Aspartic acid (Asp) | 9640.82 ± 0.22 a | 6984.12 ± 0.18 b | |||
| Glutamic acid (Glu) | 1583.21 ± 0.54 a | 1423.74 ± 1.10 b | |||
| Asparagine (Asn) | ND | ND | |||
| Serine (Ser) | 304.44 ± 0.18 a | 289.97 ± 0.16 b | |||
| Glutamine (Gln) | ND | ND | |||
| Glycine (Gly) | 216.77 ± 0.06 b | 364.15 ± 0.11 a | |||
| Arginine (Arg) | 573.41 ± 0.27 b | 830.29 ± 0.15 a | |||
| Alanine (Ala) | 314.29 ± 0.18 b | 1366.05 ± 0.12 a | |||
| Tyrosine (Tyr) | 499.26 ± 0.22 a | 196.47 ± 0.15 b | |||
| Cysteine (Cys) | 200.82 ± 0.33 | ND | |||
| Proline (Pro) | 185.14 ± 0.09 a | 123.23 ± 0.03 b | |||
| ∑∑NEAA | 13517.96 ± 1.13 a | 11578.01 ± 1.33 b | |||
| ∑AA | 16358.37 ± 1.31 a | 12243.04 ± 1.26 b | |||
| EAAs/Total AA | 0.17 ± 0.14 a | 0.05 ± 0.12 b | |||
| ∑EAAS/Total AAs(%) | 17.36 ± 0.14 a | 5.43 ± 0.12 b | |||
| ∑EAAs/∑NEAAs | 0.2101 ± 0.0021 a | 0.0573 ± 0.0011 b |
The FAO requirement protein pattern referenced is amino acid scoring pattern for use in schoolchild/adolescent (3–10) year of age (WHO/FAO/UNU 2007). ∑ AA = Total Amino acids. (mean ± standard deviation values) (n = 3). expressed as mg/g seaweed on a dry weight basis. * EAAs: Essential amino acids; NEAAs: Non-essential amino acids. a,b values with different superscripts within the same line are significantly different.