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.