Table 3. Mean pigment content (mg g-1 dry weight) of James Cook University/MBD Energy (JCU/MBD) microalgae and commercial microalgae products (mean ± SD, n = 3).
| JCU/MBD Microalgae | Products | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nannochloropsis sp. | Scenedesmus sp. | Dunaliella sp. | CPC | Spirulina | Chlorella | |
| Chlorophyll summation | 30.54 ± 4.36a | 19.00 ± 7.13a | 23.65 ± 8.68a | 24.97 ± 4.25a | 12.33 ± 1.09a | 8.58 ± 0.33a |
| Carotenoid summation | 8.57 ± 1.56c, d | 4.23 ± 0.81a, b, c | 5.12 ± 0.72b, c, d | 3.82 ± 0.42a, b, c | 1.45 ± 0.38a, b | 1.17 ± 0.44a, b |
| Astaxanthin | 6.40 ± 1.20b | 1.50 ± 0.32a | 0.83 ± 0.33a | 0.75 ± 0.22a | NDa | 0.08 ± 0.03a |
| β-carotene | 0.67 ± 0.15a | 0.70 ± 0.13a | 1.02 ± 0.28a | 0.73 ± 0.09a | 0.92 ± 0.30a | 0.19 ± 0.09a |
Values in rows with different superscripts represent significant differences between microalgal samples (p < 0.05). ND signifies ‘not detected’.