Seasonal variation in the chemical composition of a marine brown alga, Sargassum horneri (Turner) C. Agardh

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-236

  Murakami, Kaori ^a   Yamaguchi, Yoko ^b   Noda, Kosaku ^b   Fujii, Takato ^b   Shinohara, Naoya ^c   Ushirokawa, Tatsuo ^c   Sugawa Katayama, Yohko ^d   Katayama, Masayuki ^d  

^a HIROSHIMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Fukuoka Fisheries and Marine Technology Research Center   (Japan)

^d Osaka Aoyama University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Food analysis; Food composition; Mineral; Sargassum horneri; Seasonal variation; Seaweed; Total dietary fiber

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM HORNERI;

EID: 79952039988     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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