Table 1.

Compositional analysis of four seaweed extracts

	Fucoidan (w/w%)	se	Mannitol (w/w%)	se	Glucose (w/w%)	se	Uronics (w/w%)	se	Ash (w/w%)	se	Polyphenols (w/w %)	se	Others (w/w%)
AFE	24⋅43a	0⋅02	0⋅99a	0⋅01	0⋅45a	0⋅01	28⋅46a	0⋅53	11⋅42ac	1⋅67	12⋅30a	0⋅27	21⋅95
AFCE	14⋅86b	0⋅09	0⋅47bd	0⋅13	10⋅41b	0⋅02	9⋅36b	0⋅46	2⋅26a	1⋅04	23⋅54b	0⋅17	39⋅1
MANE	19⋅34c	0⋅08	0⋅57cb	0⋅01	0⋅27ac	0⋅01	2⋅48c	0⋅06	58⋅80b	1⋅77	6⋅57c	0⋅19	11⋅97
UPE	43⋅60d	0⋅13	0⋅43cd	0⋅02	0⋅24c	0⋅06	8⋅33b	0⋅09	15⋅48c	4⋅49	3⋅15d	0⋅08	28⋅77

se, standard error; AFE, polyphenol-rich extract from Aschophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus; AFCE, combination of polyphenols from Aschophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus and chromium; MANE, pure seaweed extract from Ascophyllum nodosum; UPE, fucoidan-rich extract from Undaria pinnatifida.

Values with different superscript letters within the same column are significantly different using Tukey's HSD test at P ≤ 0⋅05 (N 3).