TABLE 1.
Content of total carbon (TC), nitrogen (TN), total phenols (TP), dry matter, organic nitrogen (NO), reducing sugars (glucose and fructose), amino acids and individual phenolic acids in the hydrolysates from Cicer arietinum (CA) and Spirulina platensis (SP).
Parameters | Unit | CA | SP |
TC | % w/w | 23.6 ± 3.24 | 11.6 ± 1.13 |
TN | % w/w | 2.7 ± 0.12 | 1.9 ± 0.03 |
NO | % w/w | 5.11 ± 12.18 | 6.44 ± 12.18 |
TP | μM | 420.0 ± 12.18 | 610.0 ± 16.31 |
Dry matter | % w/w | 48.59 ± 2.05 | 27.04 ± 1.13 |
Glucose | % w/w | 3.45 ± 0.57 | 0.24 ± 1.32 |
Fructose | % w/w | 3.08 ± 0.68 | 0.07 ± 0.00 |
Aspartate | % w/w | 0.085 ± 0.004 | 0.029 ± 0.002 |
Glutamate | % w/w | 0.185 ± 0.007 | 0.120 ± 0.005 |
Serine | % w/w | 0.034 ± 0.002 | 0.030 ± 0.002 |
Histidine | % w/w | 0.008 ± 0.001 | 0.005 ± 0.000 |
Glycine | % w/w | 0.033 ± 0.003 | 0.010 ± 0.001 |
Threonine | % w/w | 0.046 ± 0.003 | 0.017 ± 0.002 |
Arginine | % w/w | 0.223 ± 0.007 | 0.009 ± 0.000 |
Alanine | % w/w | 0.120 ± 0.005 | 0.052 ± 0.004 |
Tyrosine | % w/w | 0.081 ± 0.004 | 0.021 ± 0.001 |
Cystine | % w/w | 0.011 ± 0.002 | 0.004 ± 0.000 |
Valine | % w/w | 0.003 ± 0.000 | 0.001 ± 0.000 |
Methionine | % w/w | 0.123 ± 0.004 | 0.048 ± 0.003 |
Phenylalanine | % w/w | 0.067 ± 0.003 | 0.038 ± 0.003 |
Isoleucine | % w/w | 0.063 ± 0.004 | 0.046 ± 0.002 |
Leucine | % w/w | 0.142 ± 0.003 | 0.069 ± 0.003 |
Lysine | % w/w | 0.122 ± 0.004 | 0.041 ± 0.002 |
Proline | % w/w | 0.179 ± 0.004 | 0.117 ± 0.005 |
Chlorogenic acid | mg kg–1 | 2.080 ± 0.085 | 0.682 ± 0.010 |
Caffeic acid | mg kg–1 | 0.231 ± 0.010 | n.d. |
p-cumaric acid | mg kg–1 | 0.544 ± 0.013 | n.d. |
Ferulic acid | mg kg–1 | 1.612 ± 0.043 | n.d. |
Data represent the means of 3 measurements per treatment (±SD). Data are expressed on a dry matter basis. Analyses were performed on three aliquots of each product. n.d. = not determined.