Sea Pet Kelp
Typical Analysis
General Properties
The seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum is harvested, machine dried, and sized. It is dark green in color with a light salty flavor.
Particle Size
Standard: 14 mesh
Components (%) Carbohydrates (%)
Protein 5.7 Alginic acid 26.7
Fat 2.6 Laminarin 9.3
Fiber 7.0 Mannitol 4.2
Moisture 10.7 Methylpentosans 7.0
Ash 15.4 Other sugars 11.4
Carbohydrates 58.6
Vitamins (mg/kg)
Ascorbic acid (C) 500 – 2000
Tocopherols (E) 150 – 300
Carotene (A) 30 – 60
Ba 15 – 50
Niacin 10 – 30
Vitamin K 10
Riboflavin 5 – 10
Ni 2 – 5
V 1.5 – 3
Thiamin 1 – 5
Folic acid 0.1 – 0.5
Folinic acid 0.1 – 0.5
Biotin 0.1 – 0.4
Vitamin B12 0.004
Minerals and Elements (%) Amino Acids
(as gms of amino acid nitrogen / 100
Aluminum .193 gms of protein nitrogen)
Antimony .00014
Barium .00128 Alanine 5.0
Boron .0194 Arginine 11.8
Calcium 1.904 Aspartic acid 8.7
Chlorine 3.68 Glutamic acid 5.3
Cobalt .00123 Glycine 5.7
Copper .00064 Leucine 8.7
Fluorine .03265 Lysine 4.1
Germanium .00001 Serine 3.3
Gold .00001 Threonine 2.7
Iodine .0624 Tyrosine 0.5
Iron .08956 Valine + Methionine 14.0
Lantanum .00001
Lead .00001
Lithium .00001
Magnesium .213
Manganese .1235
Mercury .00019
Molybdenum .00159
Nickel .0035
Nitrogen .0624
Phosphorus .211
Potassium 1.28
Rubidium .00001
Selenium .00004
Silicon .1642
Sodium 4.18
Sulfur 1.564
Strontium .07488
Thallium .00029
Tin .00001
Titanium .00001
Tungsten .00003
Vanadium .00053
Zinc .00352
Trace or Undeclared Amounts:
Beryllium, Bromine, Bismuth, Cadmium, Carbon, Cesium, Cerium, Chromium, Gallium, Hydrogen, Indium, Iridium, Niobium, Osmium, Oxygen, Palladium, Platinum, Radium, Rhodium, Silver, Tellurium, Thorium, Uranium, Zirconium