Biochemical Database and Product Sheets for Seaweeds from Fiji, Samoa and Kiribati

Seaweeds are produced for food and as industrial products throughout the Pacific and many communities rely on this production for significant portions of their income. This industry is diverse in the types of seaweeds produced, whether they are cultured or harvested from the coastline, the way that they are processed and in the final use of the seaweeds. However, the biochemical charactertistcs of seaweed across the Pacific region, and the corresponding range of product opportunities, is not well understood. The aim of this research was to sample and characterise the biochemical composition of key species of seaweed from three countries (Fiji, Samoa and Kiribati). More than 1000 individual data entries on the biochemical properties of seaweed were made including analysis of fibre, protein, lipid, ash (minerals) and moisture content. The following product sheets were created for different species in different countries: Kappaphycus (Fiji, Kiribati), Caulerpa (Fiji, Samoa), Hypnea (Fiji), Gracilaria/Hydropuntia (Fiji), Ulva (Fiji, Kiribati), Acanthophora (Kiribati), Tomatoes (grown with Acanthophora seaweed compost, Kiribati).

在整个太平洋地区，海藻被用于食品生产和工业产品制造，许多社区的大部分收入都依赖于这一产业。该产业的多样性体现在所生产的海藻种类、获取方式（养殖或海岸采集）、加工方法以及最终用途等多个方面。然而，太平洋地区海藻的生化特性及其对应的产品开发潜力范围尚未得到充分了解。本研究旨在对来自斐济、萨摩亚和基里巴斯三个国家的主要海藻物种进行采样，并分析其生化成分特征。研究共生成了1000多条关于海藻生化特性的独立数据记录，涵盖纤维、蛋白质、脂质、灰分（矿物质）及水分含量的分析结果。此外，研究还为不同国家的不同物种制作了产品说明书，具体包括：卡帕藻属（Kappaphycus，斐济、基里巴斯）、蕨藻属（Caulerpa，斐济、萨摩亚）、水云属（Hypnea，斐济）、江蓠属/石花菜属（Gracilaria/Hydropuntia，斐济）、石莼属（Ulva，斐济、基里巴斯）、刺枝藻属（Acanthophora，基里巴斯）以及使用刺枝藻海藻堆肥种植的番茄（基里巴斯）。