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Table 3

Comparisons of chemical compositions of the main epiphytic macrophytes (g 100 g−1 dw).

Epiphytic species Protein Lipid Ash Carbohydrate Dietary fiber Reference
Chlorophyta
Ulva lactuca 8.46 7.87 19.59 Yaich et al., 2011
Ulva pertusa 14.6–16.1 2.1–7.4 25.9–28.6 52.2–59.0 Benjama and Masniyom, 2011
Ulva spp. 9.45–14.10 2.24–2.27 32.64–36.38 Aguilera-Morales et al., 2005
Ulva prolifera 24.9-27.40 1.09–1.49 10.93–14.15 50.67–51.14 36.66–45.94 Hwang et al., 2008
Ulva linza 10.69 ± 0.67 0.99 ± 0.00 18.03 ± 2.37 5.6 ± 1.69 Tabarsa et al., 2012a
Codium fragile 10.8 ± 0.0 1.5 ± 0.0 20.9 ± 0.2 66.8 ± 0.4 Ortiz et al., 2009
Phaeophyta
Ectocarpus spp. 4–6 Müller and Eichenberger, 1994
Endarachne binghamiae 16.3 0.77 24.78 45.15 13.0 Huang and Lee, 2005
Colpomenia sinuosa 11.83 ± 1.47 1.79 ± 0.56 33.08 ± 0.82 11.6 ± 0.56 Tabarsa et al., 2012b
Rhodophyta
Hypnea boergesenii 16.31–18.64 1.27–1.56 18.65–21.57 20.60–22.89 37.92–40.59 Siddique et al., 2013
Gracilaria tenuistipitata 11.6 ± 1.1 2.7 ± 0.6 22.9 ± 2.2 64.0 ± 0.2 Masniyom and Benjama, 2012
Gracilaria bursa-pastoris 2.3–12 25.6–39 Korzen et al., 2016
Grateloupia turuturu 22.9 2.6 18.5 60.4 Denis et al., 2010
Grateloupia filicina 9.50 1.35 14.95 68.25 Athukorala et al., 2007
Pyropia haitanensis 34.88–37.21 1.68–2.09 8.75–9.92 46.86–49.27 Xie et al., 2009
Corallina officinalis 5.91 1.37 27.98 Ismail, 2017

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