Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 5 Chemical composition and mineral concentration of algae

From: Influence of sulfur coated urea and algae fertilization on productivity of some leguminous crops in sandy soils

Chemical composition (%)		Macronutrients (%)		Micronutrients (ppm)
Moisture	6.42	Nitrogen	11.50	Iron	19.30
Protein	15.60	Phosphorus	1.15	Zinc	7.76
Ash	10.75	Potassium	1.96	Manganese	2.45
Fiber	4.51	Sodium	0.02	Lycine (mg/g)	18.86
Carbohydrates	20.82	Magnesium	0.11	Methionine (mg/g)	5.64

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