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Chemical analysis of kelp shows that it can be considered as a “healthy food”, especially desirable during the winter season in the north, when green vegetables are relatively scarce.
Unlike plants, where starch is the main storage compound, in kelp, chromists store laminarin (hence the name kelp) in the form of mannitol and glucose chains. And the organelles used for storage are pyrenoids. In addition to laminarin in pyrenoids, chromist cell walls contain algin [1].
Fucoidan is a cell wall stability enhancer and anti-dehydration agent (up to 16% in mature kelp). It exhibits significant anticancer activity against lung cancer (A549) and gastric cancer (AGS) cells, and is useful in sarcoma and liver cancer. [2].
Calories 18 KKal
- Fats:
0,6 g
- Proteins:
1,6 g
- Carbohydrates:
9,6 g
- Water:
81,6 g
- Ash:
6,6 g
- Cellulose:
1,3 g
Special Substances
On average, 100 g of DRY algae contains:
Name | Quantity |
Alginic acid | 17,1 – 32,0 g |
Mannit | 8,46 – 28,48 g |
Fucoidan | 3,6-16 g |
* The amount of fucoidan increases significantly as the plant matures (from 3,6% to 16% of dry weight).
Vitamins
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) | 0,050-0,210 mg | 7,6% |
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) | 0,150-0,320 mg | 11,8% |
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) | 0,640 mg | 12,8% |
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) | 0,0-0,010 mg | 0,3% |
Vitamin B9 (folic acid) | 180,0 μg | 45,0% |
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) | 1,0 μg | 33,3% |
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) | 3,0-10,0 mg | 9,3% |
Vitamin E (alpha tocopherol) | 0,87 mg | 5,8% |
Beta tocopherol | 0,0 mg | 0,0% |
Gamma tocopherol | 0,83 mg | 5,5% |
Delta tocopherol | 0,0 mg | 0,0% |
Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) | 2,4 mcg (96 IU) | 16,0% |
Vitamin B3 (PP, nicotinic acid) | 0,470-1,500 mg | 4,9% |
Vitamin K | 66,0 μg | 55,0% |
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) | 3,0 μg | 6,0% |
Beta-carotene | 63,0-336,0 µg | 4,0% |
Alpha carotene | 0,0 μg | 0,0% |
Lutein + Zeaxanthin | 62,0 μg | 1,0% |
Beta-cryptoxanthin | 0,0 μg | 0,0% |
Lycopene | 0,0 μg | 0,0% |
Fucoxanthin | 178,0-468,0 µg | 5,4% |
Violaxanthin | 110,0 μg | 2,2% |
Vitamin B4 (choline) | 6,2-12,8 mg | 1,9% |
Betaine trimethylglycine | 0,0 mg | 0,0% |
Methylmethioninesulfonium (vitamin U) | 0,0 mg | 0,0% |
Minerals
Macronutrients
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
potassium | 89,0-171,3 mg | 5,2% |
Calcium | 168,0-220,0 mg | 17,6% |
Silicon | 51,0 mg | 170,0% |
Magnesium | 121,0-126,0 mg | 30,9% |
Sodium | 233,0-312,0 mg | 21,0% |
Sulfur | 134,0 mg | 13,4% |
Phosphorus | 42,0 mg | 5,3% |
Chlorine | 1056,0 mg | 45,9% |
Micronutrients and ultramicronutrients
Name | Content, mass fraction per 100 g of product | %Daily Value | |
Aluminum | 580,0-620,0 µg | 1,6% | |
Bor | 225,0-400,0 µg | 446,4% | |
Bromine | 3400,0-13000,0 µg | 410,0% | |
Vanadium | 85,0-160,0 µg | 306,3% | |
Germanium | 25,0 μg | 6,3% | |
Hardware | 2,85-3,30 mg | 20,5% | |
Iodine | 2500-3600 µg | 2033% | |
* Cadmium | 1,4 μg | 28,0% | |
Cobalt | 15,0 μg | 150,0% | |
Lithium | 7,7-31,4 µg | 19,6% | |
Manganese | 120,0-200,0 µg | 8,0% | |
Copper | 130,0 μg | 13,0% | |
Molybdenum | 1,6-9,6 µg | 8,0% | |
arsenic | 7,0-15,0 µg | 91,7% | |
Nickel | 0,2-8,3 µg | 2,8% | |
Rubidium | 6,0-10,0 µg | 8,0% | |
Selenium | 0,70 μg | 1,1% | |
* Strontium | 200,0-700,0 µg | 56,3% | |
Thallium | 0,04 μg | 2,0% | |
Titanium | 54,0-60,0 µg | 6,7% | |
Fluorine | 340,0 μg | 8,5% | |
Chrome | 0,5 μg | 1,0% | |
Zinc | 1230,0 μg | 10,3% | |
Proteins and amino acids
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
Total protein content | 1,68 g | 2,1% |
Content of essential amino acids | 0,508 g | 2,3% |
Content of non-essential amino acids | 0,975 g | 1,7% |
Essential Amino Acids
Acid name | Quantity | % RDN |
valine | 0,072 | 2,9% |
Gistidin | 0,024 | 1,1% |
Isoleucine | 0,076 | 3,8% |
leucine | 0,083 | 1,8% |
lysine | 0,082 | 2,0% |
methionine | 0,025 | 1,4% |
threonine | 0,055 | 2,3% |
tryptophan | 0,048 | 4,8% |
phenylalanine | 0,043 | 1,4% |
Replaceable amino acids
Acid name | Quantity | % RDN |
alanine | 0,122 | 1,8% |
arginine | 0,065 | 1,1% |
Aspartic acid | 0,125 | 1,0% |
glycine | 0,100 | 2,9% |
Glutamic acid | 0,268 | 2,0% |
Proline | 0,073 | 1,6% |
serine | 0,098 | 1,2% |
tyrosine | 0,026 | 0,9% |
cystine | 0,098 | 5,4% |
Fats and fatty acids
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
Total fat content | 0,56 g | 0,6% |
Content of unsaturated fatty acids | 0,134 g | 0,3% |
Content of omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids | 0,012 g | 1,2% |
Content of omega-6 unsaturated fatty acids | 0,032 g | 0,3% |
Content of saturated fatty acids | 0,227 g | 0,9% |
Unsaturated fatty acids
Acid name | Quantity |
Palmitoleic C 16:1 (omega-7) | 0,004 g |
Oleic С 18:1 (omega-9) | 0,086 g |
Linoleic C 18:2 (omega-6) | 0,020 g |
Linolenic С 18:3 (omega-3) | 0,004 g |
Stearidon C 18:4 (omega-3) | 0,004 g |
Gadoleic C 20:1 (omega-11) | 0,0 g |
Arachidonic C 20:4 (omega-6) | 0,012 g |
Eicosapentaenoic С 20:5 (omega-3) | 0,004 g |
Erukova S 22:1 (omega-9) | 0,0 g |
Klupanodone С 22:5 (omega-3) | 0,0 g |
Docosahexaenoic С 22:6 (omega-3) | 0,0 g |
Nervonova C 24:1 (omega-9) | 0,0 g |
Saturated fatty acids
Acid name | Quantity |
Capric C 10:0 | 0,0 g |
Lauric С 12:0 | 0,0 g |
Myristic S 14:0 | 0,031 g |
Palmitic С 16:0 | 0,110 g |
Stearic C 18:0 | 0,086 g |
Arachinova S 20:0 | 0,0 g |
Begenova S 22:0 | 0,0 g |
Lignoceric С 24:0 | 0,0 g |
Sterols
Name | Quantity | % RDN | |
The amount of phytosterols | 6,62-23,2 mg | 27,1% | |
Fucosterol | 5,5-22,5 mg | 25,5% | |
Brassicasterol | 0,2-0,3 mg | 0,5% | |
Campesterol | 0,0 mg | 0,0% | |
Beta sitosterol | 0,4-0,7 mg | 1,4% | |
Stigmasterol | 0,0 mg | 0,0% | |
Cholesterol | 0,0 mg | 0,0% | — |
Carbohydrates
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
Total carbohydrate content | 9,57 g | 2,7% |
Mono – and disaccharides | 0,6 g | 1,2% |
Glucose | 0,4 g | 4,0% |
fructose | 0,02 g | 0,06% |
galactose | 0,0 g | 0,0% |
sucrose | 0,01 g | 0% |
lactose | 0,0 g | 0,0% |
Starch | 0,03 g | 0% |
Maltose | 0,0 g | 0% |
Fibre | 1,3 g | 5,2% |
Pectin (alginates) | 2,8-4,4 g | 75,0% |
Purine bases
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
The amount of purines | 5,0 mg | 5,0% |
Oxalic acid
Name | Quantity | % RDN |
Oxalic acid content | 1,5 mg | 0,4% |
Due to the balance of the qualitative and quantitative composition of biologically active substances, kelp is a miracle algae, which is very effective for ensuring the normal functioning of the body, helps in the treatment of certain diseases.
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