Table 3.

Market value of selected high-value products isolated from microalgae compared to whole biomass.

Product	Price (USD kg−1)	References
Astaxanthin	2500–7000	[77]
β-carotene	300–1500	[14]
Omega-3 fatty acids	80–160	[14]
Chlorella biomass	44	[78]
Arthrospira biomass	42 *	[79]

* Value expressed in € by the authors; the value shown was converted to USD ($1.17 USD/€).