RDI2

Algal species1

Vegetables and fruits3

Terrestrial & aquatic animals4

Ap

Gv

Fl

Cc

Pp

Ds

Dc

Od

Pr

Dry matter content

(% of FW)

42.5

18.6

31.0

24.0

29.0

22.6

18.1

26.1

21.6

Total mineral content (% of DM)

13.0

19.8

24.0

25.1

11.9

22.5

22.6

30.3

29.1

Macro minerals5 (% of DM)

Carbon (C)

38.6 ± 0.4

34.7 ± 0.8

32 ± 2

29.5 ± 0.6

38.1 ± 0.8

34.2 ± 0.5

34.7 ± 0.2

38.5 ± 0.7

32 ± 1

Nitrogen (N)

5.0 ± 0.1

2.8 ± 0.1

3.3 ± 0.1

4.2 ± 0.2

2.4 ± 0.1

3.8 ± 0.2

3.4 ± 0.1

2.9 ± 0.1

4.6 ± 0.1

Sulphur (S)

1.4 ± 0.1

3.1 ± 0.2

4.0 ± 0.3

6.2 ± 0.8

0.6 ± 0.1

3.6 ± 0.1

2.9 ± 0.1

2.5 ± 0.1

4.5 ± 0.1

Minerals/trace metals5 (mg 100 g DM−1)

Sodium (Na)

613 ± 24

1017 ± 67

1889 ± 69

3059 ± 263

319 ± 21

1261 ± 551

3311 ± 291

824 ± 55

837 ± 82

0.04 - 227

74 - 394

Potassium (K)

2000

2001 ± 163

4912 ± 224

3478 ± 243

3256 ± 307

4111 ± 246

1939 ± 60

1304 ± 57

2659 ± 114

1363 ± 59

20 - 730

219 - 368

Calcium (Ca)

800

1151 ± 220

401 ± 106

1347 ± 284

5398 ± 335

933 ± 118

1730 ± 178

267 ± 19

1382 ± 278

4573 ± 1025

8.7 - 600

14 - 68

Iron (Fe)

14

27.3 ± 8.8

35.2 ± 1.8

46.9 ± 2.8

48.8 ± 15.6

30.7 ± 2.4

71.3 ± 9.1

10.8 ± 0.4

67.6 ± 3.0

80.1 ± 12.1

0.13 - 3.01

0.4 - 3.72

Phosphorus (P)

700

246 ± 13

109 ± 8

84 ± 7

289 ± 26

272 ± 18

128 ± 5

157 10

105 ± 3

204 ± 9

16.2 - 437

176 - 231

Magnesium (Mg)

375

346 ± 18

314 ± 20

663 ± 60

930 ± 81

160 ± 12

370 ± 11

424 ± 35

342 ± 11

1265 ± 51

5.5 - 191

20 - 35

Zink (Zn)

10

1.8 ± 0.2

2.4 ± 0.8

1.6 ± 0.1

7.4 ± 0.5

2.1 ± 0.1

4.9 ± 0.1

11.2 ± 1.5

2.8 ± 0.2

6.0 ± 0.4

0.05 - 11.8

0.61 - 11

Selenium (Se)6

55

17 ± 0

n.d.

n.d.

61 ± 25

n.d.

34 ± 7

n.d.

30 ± 3

62 ± 5

0.1 - 60

24 - 43

Copper (Cu)

1

0.41 ± 0.03

0.15 ± 0.0

0.33 ± 0.04

0.51 ± 0.06

0.47 ± 0.03

1.20 ± 0.05

0.49 ± 0.02

0.81 ± 0.06

0.93 ± 0.06

0.004 - 0.24

0.06 - 0.92

Manganese (Mn)

2

17.7 ± 2.5

50.2 ± 1.2

76.4 ± 16.7

65.3 ± 12.6

57.8 ± 4.2

86.2 ± 150

0.50 ± 0.0

47.9 ± 4.2

139.2 ± 18.4

0.01 - 0.66

0.01 - 0.56

Chrome (Cr)

0.040

0.11 ± 0.02

0.05 ± 0.01

0.07 ± 0.03

0.11 ± 0.03

0.07 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.01

0.03 ± 0.0

0.12 ± 0.0

0.20 ± 0.02

<0.018

-

Molybdenum (Mo)6

50

18 ± 2

24 ± 1

53 ± 11

66 ± 16

58 ± 11

48 ± 6

60 ± 1

79 ± 8

102 ± 15

0.001 - 150

-

Na/K ratio

0.31

0.21

0.54

0.94

0.08

0.65

2.54

0.31

0.61