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Nutritional and Analysis Information

Taken from "A guide to Commercially Important Seaweeds on the Irish Coast"

by Jim Morrissey, Stefan Kraan and Michael D. Guiry

**Nutritional Analysis of Seaweeds - Sea Vegetables - Sea Plants - Algae from Ireland**
Nutrient / Vitamin / Mineral	Seaweed - Algae Species - Common Name
	Brown Seaweed / Algae (Phaeophyta)				Red Seaweed / Algae (Rhodophyta)		Green Seaweed / Algae (Chlorophyta)
	Alaria esculenta - Irish Wakame	Laminaria digitata - Kelp - Kombu	Laminaria saccharina - Sweet Kelp - Kombu Royale	Himanthalia elongata -Sea Spaghetti	Chondrus crispus - Carrageen - Irish Moss	Palmaria palmata - Dulse - Dillisk	Ulva lactuca - Sea Lettuce
Protein	9 - 20 %	8 - 14 %	6 - 11 %	6 - 11 %	11 - 18 %	12 - 21 %	15 - 25 %
Fat	1 - 2 %	1 %	0.5 %	0.5 %	1 - 3 %	0.7 - 3 %	0.6 - 1 %
Carbohydrate	46 - 51 %	48 %	61 %	61 %	55 - 66 %	46 - 50 %	42 - 46 %
Vitamin C	100 - 500 ppm	12 18 ppm	13 - 18 ppm	13 - 18 ppm	10 - 30 ppm	150 - 280 ppm	100 - 200 ppm
Vitamin A							4286
Carotene	4 - 5 ppm
Beta - Carotene						663 i.u.
Retinol	0.7 - 0.8 ppm
Vitamin B1		5 ppm				7 ppm
Vitamin B2	0.3 - 1 ppm	22 ppm				2 - 5 ppm
Vitamin B3	5 ppm	34 ppm				2 - 19 ppm	98 ppm
Vitamin B6	0.1 ppm					9 ppm
Vitamin B12	<5 ppb	0.6 - 0.12 ppm			0.6 - 4 ppm	6.6 ppm	6 ppm
Vitamin E						1.71 ppm
Laminarian		0 - 18%
Mannitol		4 - 16 %
Calcium	11670 - 12900 ppm	12400 - 13200 ppm	8910 - 9282 ppm	8910 - 9282 ppm	0.9 - 1.3 %	2000 - 8000 ppm	7300 ppm
Iodine	165 - 275 ppm	800 - 5000 ppm	800 4500 ppm	185 ppm	200 - 300 ppm	150 - 550 ppm	240 ppm
Iron	50 - 126 ppm	50 - 70 ppm	22 - 401 ppm	22 - 40 ppm	170 - 210 ppm	56 - 350 ppm	870 - 1370 ppm
Magnesium	8.960 ppm	6400 - 7860 ppm	5670 - 6944 ppm	5670 - 6944 ppm	6700 - 8351 ppm	0.2 - 0.5 %	2.8 %
Manganese	<1 - 14 ppm	1 - 16 ppm	1 - 16 ppm	1 - 16 ppm	2 - 28 ppm	10 - 155 ppm	347 ppm
Sodium	4.6 %	2 - 5.2 %	3 - 3.4 %	3 - 3.4 %	2 - 2.6 %	0.8 - 3%	1.1 %
Zinc						3 ppm
Potassium					3.4 %		0.7 %

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