Evaluation of Chemical, Functional, Spectral, and Thermal Characteristics of Sargassum wightii and Ulva rigida from Indian Coast

Table 2

Mineral composition of S. wightii and U. rigida analyzed by ICP-OES.

Name of the element	Observed concentration (mg/g)
	S. wightii	U. rigida
Mg	8.39 ± 0.80	6.07 ± 0.49
P	0.32 ± 0.00	0.44 ± 0.01
K	1.36 ± 0.08	0.27 ± 0.03
Ca	14.03 ± 3.46	2.39 ± 0.17
Fe	0.30 ± 0.03	0.70 ± 0.13
Cr	0.002 ± 0.00	0.003 ± 0.00
Mn	0.008 ± 0.00	0.02 ± 0.00
Cu	0.007 ± 0.00	0.02 ± 0.01

Results are expressed as mean ± (n = 3). Values bearing are significantly different () from the corresponding column/seaweed tested in an independent sample t test.