Typical Analysis of Brown Seaweed

Components (%)

Protein 5.7 | Fat 2.6 | Fiber 7.0 | Moisture 10.7 | Ash 15.4 | Carbohydrates 58.6

Carbohydrates (%)

Alginic acid 26.7 | Laminarin 9.3 | Mannitol 4.2 | Methylpentosans 7.0 | Other sugars 11.4

Vitamins (mg/kg)

Ascorbic acid (C) 500 – 2000 | Tocopherols (E) 150 – 300 | Carotene (A) 30 – 60 | Ba 15 – 50 | Niacin 10 – 30 | Vitamin K 10 | Riboflavin 5 – 10 | Ni 2 – 5 | V 1.5 – 3 | Thiamin 1 – 5 | Folic acid 0.1 – 0.5 | Folinic acid 0.1 – 0.5 | Biotin 0.1 – 0.4 | Vitamin B12 0.004

Amino Acids
(as gms of amino acid nitrogen / 100 gms of protein nitrogen)

Alanine 5.0 | Arginine 11.8 | Aspartic acid 8.7 | Glutamic acid 5.3 | Glycine 5.7 | Leucine 8.7 | Lysine 4.1 | Serine 3.3 | Threonine 2.7 | Tyrosine 0.5 | Valine + Methionine 14.0

Minerals and Elements (%)

Aluminum .193 | Antimony .00014 | Barium .00128 | Boron .0194 | Calcium 1.904 | Chlorine 3.68 | Cobalt .00123 | Copper .00064 | Fluorine .03265 | Germanium .00001 | Gold .00001 | Iodine .0624 | Iron .08956 | Lantanum .00001 | Lead .00001 | Lithium .00001 | Magnesium .213 | Manganese .1235 | Mercury .00018 | Molybdenum .00159 | Nickel .0035 | Nitrogen .0624 | Phosphorus .211 | Potassium 1.28 | Rubidium .00001 | Selenium .00004 | Silicon .1642 | Sodium 4.18 | Sulfur 1.564 | Strontium .07488 | Thallium .00029 | Tin .00001 | Titanium .00001 | Tungsten .00003 | Vanadium .00053 | Zinc .00352

Trace or Undeclared Amounts

Beryllium, Bromine, Bismuth, Cadmium, Carbon, Cesium, Cerium, Chromium, Gallium, Hydrogen, Indium, Iridium, Niobium, Osmium, Oxygen, Palladium, Platinum, Radium, Rhodium, Silver, Tellurium, Thorium, Uranium, Zirconium