Table 6.
Nutritional composition of various microalgae (DM basis).
| Microalgae species | Protein (%) |
Lipid (%) |
Carbohydrate (%) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrospira platensis | 57–65 | 7–23 | 20–30 | [153] |
| Acutodesmus obliquus | 40.6 | 15.3 | 17 | [154] |
| Botryococcus brauni | 40 | 34 | 19 | [155] |
| Chlamydomonas | 47–50 | 20–25 | 18–20 | [156] |
| Chlorella vulgaris | 30–35 | 10–15 | 30–45 | [157] |
| C. sorokiniana | 50–55 | 20–25 | 15–18 | [158] |
| Dunaliella spp. | 50–70 | 25–35 | 10–25 | [159] |
| D. bioculata | 45–50 | 8–15 | 5–10 | [160] |
| Euglena gracilis | 45–55 | 25–35 | 15–20 | [161] |
| Haematococcus pluvialis | 48 | 15 | 27 | [162] |
| Isochrysis galbana | 50–56 | 12–15 | 10–20 | [161] |
| Nannochloropsis oceanica | 40–45 | 12–15 | 25–30 | [158] |
| Nannochloropsis granulata | 30–40 | 20–25 | 30–40 | [163] |
| Nostoc sphaeroides | 50.8 | 15.1 | 14.5 | [158] |
| Phaeodactylum tricornutum | 38.8 | 20.5 | 11 | [158] |
| Synechococcus spp. | 63 | 11 | 15 | [164] |
| Spirulina maxima | 60–70 | 6–7 | 13–16 | [161] |
| Tetraselmis chuii | 46.3 | 12.3 | 25 | [163] |