Table 2. Quantification of major carotenoids in microalgae under different light conditions.

Algae species	LED illumination (µE/m2/s)	Carotenoid content in cells (mg/g DCW)
		Lutein	β-Carotene	Fucoxanthin
P. tricornutum#	204 (100% red)	Not applicable	2.3 ± 0.4	8.0 ± 1.6
	204 (50% red and 50% blue)	Not applicable	1.0 ± 0.3	12.2 ± 1.1
D. salina 20	170 (100% red)	4.0 ± 0.4	2.6 ± 0.2	Not applicable
	170 (75% red and 25% blue)*	7.9 ± 0.7	9.5 ± 0.5	Not applicable

^# Model species (CCAP 1055/1) in this work, prior to ALE; * the strain after ALE was evaluated under the light conditions.