Proximate composition of the three green seaweeds viz., Chaetomorpha aerea, Enteromorpha intestinalis, Enteromorpha compressa, one brown seaweed Dictyota dichotoma and one red seaweed Gracilaria corticata was investigated by determination of protein, carbohydrates, lipid, moisture and ash content. In the present study, the total protein was recorded upper most in E. intestinalis and bare minimum in E. compressa. The maximum carbohydrates recorded in E. compressa and minimum in C. aerea. The lipid content was acquired upper limit in C. aerea and least in G. corticata. The ash and moisture content in following of 5 different sea weeds was as follows: 7.45 mg/g, 3.91 mg/g was recorded in C. aerea, 8.52 mg/g, 3.42 mg/g in E. intestinalis, 8.58 mg/g, 3.75 mg/g in E. compressa, 9.47 mg/g, 4.23 mg/g in D. dichotoma and 6.95 mg/g, 3.98 mg/g in G. corticata. The proximate composition of 5 different seaweed species exhibited high nutritional value for human consumption.
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