Table 3. Phycocyanin and chlorophyll contents of rice crispy cereal added with Enteromorpha prolifera
| | Control1) | EPC2) 1 | EPC 3 | EPC 5 |
Phycocyanin (μg/g) | c-Phycocyanin | 4.69±0.05c3) | 6.47±0.25b | 6.90±0.40b | 7.57±0.29a |
Allophycocyanin | 7.18±0.11c | 10.22±0.39b | 11.24±0.84a | 11.63±0.42a |
Chlorophyll (μg/g) | Chlorophyll a | 0.46±0.01d | 0.69±0.01c | 1.17±0.01b | 1.74±0.05a |
Chlorophyll b | 0.81±0.00d | 0.91±0.01c | 1.15±0.02b | 1.48±0.04a |
Control, rice crispy cereal without E. prolifera; EPC 1, 1% E. prolifera rice crispy cereal; EPC 3, 3% E. prolifera rice crispy cereal; EPC 5, 5% E. prolifera rice crispy cereal.
EPC, Enteromorpha prolifera rice crispy cereal.
Mean±SD (n=3) within each row followed by different letters (a-d) are significantly different (p<0.05).