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).