The Chemical Properties of Seaweed Caulerpa lentifera from Takalar, South Sulawesi

9th Annual Basic Science International Conference 2019

自然科学（总论）

Sinurat, Ellya^1 ; Fadjriah, Sofa^2

Research Center for Marine and Fisheries Product and Biotechnology, Jakarta

10260, Indonesia^1

Pusat Penelitian Kimia Lipi, Kawasan Puspitek Serpong, Banten

15314, Indonesia^2

关键词: Beta-glucans;    Bioactive compounds;    Dietary fibre;    Fat contents;    Green seaweed;    Preliminary treatment;    Primary metabolite;    Protein quality;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/546/4/042043/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/546/4/042043

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Indonesia is known as a maritime country having many types of seaweed. The type of seaweed that is still little studied is the type of green seaweed. One of the most common types of green seaweed found in Indonesia is Caulerpa lentifera. Green seaweed is informed to contain beta-glucan. Beta glucan has widely studied because it contains bioactive compounds. The bioactive content of green seaweed, in this case, is obtained from Caulerpa type. In this study, the type of Caulerpa studied derived from cultivation (Takalar, South Sulawesi). Test of chemical properties of seaweeds parameters observed were protein quality, fat content, carbohydrate, water content, and dietary fibre. This study is a preliminary treatment to determine the primary metabolite content of Caulerpa seaweed cultivation. The methods used to include rinsing, washing with water, drying and grinding. The result of analysis for moisture content (5.4%), protein (14.4%), fat (0.85%), total ash (41.85%) and carbohydrate (32.95%). Protein and carbohydrate were the most sources in this species. This study suggests that C. lentifera could potentially be used as a nutritious and functional food item for the human diet.