• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.1017-1021
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• 2003

The chemical properties of porphyran from dried laver (Porphyra yezoensis) and decolored laver were measured. Dried laver contained 12.5% porphyran while decolored laver contained 12.3%. The chemical components of porphyran extracted from dried and decolored laver were examined. The content of total sugar was 64.5% and 63.7% on dry base, respectively, while that of sulfate was 17.6% and 16.9%, respectively. The content of 3,6-anhydrogalactose was 18.8% and 18.1%, respectively.