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Nutritional value of the red seaweed, Gracilaria fisheri

The edible red seaweed Gracilaria fisheri is originally from Southern Thailand and relatively popular in the border states of Kelantan and Terengganu in Malaysia. The locals prefer consuming this weed as "kerabu sarer". However, there are no scientific reports on the nutritional value of...

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Main Author: Wan Nadilah Adibah Wan Ahmad
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Fakulti Pengajian Maritim dan Sains Marin 2011
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QK 569 .G8 W3 2010
Wan Nadilah Adibah Wan Ahmad
Tesis FMSM 2010
Gracilariaceae
Botany > Cryptogams > Algae
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1001
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spelling my.umt.ir-10012016-03-11T22:08:33Z Nutritional value of the red seaweed, Gracilaria fisheri Wan Nadilah Adibah Wan Ahmad QK 569 .G8 W3 2010 Wan Nadilah Adibah Wan Ahmad Tesis FMSM 2010 Gracilariaceae Botany -- Cryptogams -- Algae The edible red seaweed Gracilaria fisheri is originally from Southern Thailand and relatively popular in the border states of Kelantan and Terengganu in Malaysia. The locals prefer consuming this weed as "kerabu sarer". However, there are no scientific reports on the nutritional value of G. fisheri and thus this study was carried out. The objectives were to determine the proximate composition (protein, lipid, fiber, ash, moisture and carbohydrate), fatty acids (FAs) composition, amino acid composition and mineral elements content of G. fisheri. The samples were obtained from selected markets in Pasir Puteh, Kota Bharu and Jelawat in Kelantan. The experiments were carried out in triplicates for all the nutrient parameters. 2011-11-22T00:31:17Z 2011-11-22T00:31:17Z 2010-01 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1001 en ;QK 569 .G8 W3 2010 application/pdf application/pdf Fakulti Pengajian Maritim dan Sains Marin
institution Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
building Perpustakaan Sultanah Nur Zahirah
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topic QK 569 .G8 W3 2010
Wan Nadilah Adibah Wan Ahmad
Tesis FMSM 2010
Gracilariaceae
Botany -- Cryptogams -- Algae
spellingShingle QK 569 .G8 W3 2010
Wan Nadilah Adibah Wan Ahmad
Tesis FMSM 2010
Gracilariaceae
Botany -- Cryptogams -- Algae
Wan Nadilah Adibah Wan Ahmad
Nutritional value of the red seaweed, Gracilaria fisheri
description The edible red seaweed Gracilaria fisheri is originally from Southern Thailand and relatively popular in the border states of Kelantan and Terengganu in Malaysia. The locals prefer consuming this weed as "kerabu sarer". However, there are no scientific reports on the nutritional value of G. fisheri and thus this study was carried out. The objectives were to determine the proximate composition (protein, lipid, fiber, ash, moisture and carbohydrate), fatty acids (FAs) composition, amino acid composition and mineral elements content of G. fisheri. The samples were obtained from selected markets in Pasir Puteh, Kota Bharu and Jelawat in Kelantan. The experiments were carried out in triplicates for all the nutrient parameters.
format Thesis
author Wan Nadilah Adibah Wan Ahmad
author_facet Wan Nadilah Adibah Wan Ahmad
author_sort Wan Nadilah Adibah Wan Ahmad
title Nutritional value of the red seaweed, Gracilaria fisheri
title_short Nutritional value of the red seaweed, Gracilaria fisheri
title_full Nutritional value of the red seaweed, Gracilaria fisheri
title_fullStr Nutritional value of the red seaweed, Gracilaria fisheri
title_full_unstemmed Nutritional value of the red seaweed, Gracilaria fisheri
title_sort nutritional value of the red seaweed, gracilaria fisheri
publisher Fakulti Pengajian Maritim dan Sains Marin
publishDate 2011
url http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1001
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