Nutritional composition and amino acid profile of a sub-tropical red seaweed Gelidium pusillum collected from St. Martin’s Island, Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin, Khan, Md Shahzad Kuli, Bhuiyan, Md Khurshid Alam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41073/1/Nutritional%20composition%20and%20amino%20acid%20profile%20of%20a%20sub-tropical%20red%20seaweed%20Gelidium%20pusillum%20collected%20from%20St.%20Martin%E2%80%99s%20Island%2C%20Bangladesh.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41073/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/20%20%2805%29%202013/33%20IFRJ%2020%20%2805%29%202013%20UPMBangladesh%20073.pdf

Nutritional fact study has prime importance to make the species edible and commercially viable to the food consumers. The proximate chemical composition and amino acid profile of Gelidium pusillum were studied to understand the nutritional status. The red seaweed Gelidium pusillum was rich in dietar...