Table 2.
Nutritional composition of the Spirulina tablets used in the trial, including proximate analysis, fatty acid profile, amino acid profile, mineral and vitamin composition, and pigment content.
| Nutrients | % DM 1 |
|---|---|
| Crude Protein | 60.44 |
| Crude Fat | 6.75 |
| Crude Fiber | 0.00 |
| Ash | 11.48 |
| C14:0 | 0.03 |
| C14:1 | 0.07 |
| C15:0 | 0.03 |
| C16:0 | 2.68 |
| C16:1 | 0.27 |
| C17:0 | 0.01 |
| C17:1 | 0.02 |
| C18:0 | 0.08 |
| C18:1 Ω9 | 0.26 |
| C18:2 Ω6 | 1.59 |
| C18:3 Ω6 | 0.83 |
| C18:3 Ω3 | 0.01 |
| C20:0 | 0.01 |
| C20:1 Ω9 | 0.01 |
| C20:2 | 0.01 |
| C20:3 Ω6 | 0.02 |
| C20:5 Ω3 | 0.00 |
| C22:6 Ω3 | 0.00 |
| Histidine | 1.27 |
| Arginine | 4.26 |
| Serina | 3.23 |
| Glycine | 2.87 |
| Asparagine | 5.55 |
| Glutamine | 9.93 |
| Threonine | 3.23 |
| Alanine | 4.58 |
| Proline | 2.37 |
| Lysine | 3.19 |
| Methionine | 0.50 |
| Tyrosine | 2.33 |
| Valine | 3.63 |
| Cysteine | 0.61 |
| Isoleucine | 3.18 |
| Leucine | 5.87 |
| Phenylalanine | 2.99 |
| Taurine | 0.07 |
| Tryptophan | 1.44 |
| Calcium, Ca | 0.46 |
| Iron, Fe | 0.05 |
| Potassium, K | 2.47 |
| Magnesium, Mg | 0.43 |
| Sodium, Na | 1.46 |
| Phosphorus, P | 1.35 |
| Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) | 13.1 ± 2.6 2 |
| Vitamin C | <20 3 |
| Vitamin E | 31.1 ± 7.8 3 |
| Chlorophyll a | 1.6 ± 0.3 4 |
| Carotenoids | 0.3 ± 0.1 4 |
| Allophycocyanin | 21.9 ± 2.3 4 |
| Phycocyanin | 50.9 ± 3.4 4 |
1 Moisture level was equal to 6.86%. 2 Data expressed as μg/100 g DM. 3 Data expressed as mg/kg DM. 4 Data expressed as mg/g DM.