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. 2021 May 27;19(6):310. doi: 10.3390/md19060310

Table 6.

Label information of commercially acquired microalgae.

AP CP CV DS TC AFA HP
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 1 2 1 2
Energy (kJ) 1463 1306 1626 1553 1782 / 1221 / 1693 1448 893 / 1421 / /
Protein 60 56.6 62.8 60.40 60 / 60.70 / 55 61.3 7.4 / 38 / /
Fat total 8.2 4.10 6.4 4.10 8.2 / 4.70 / 10 7.8 7 / 7.5 / /
PUFAs / 1.4 / 1.10 / / 2.20 / / 2.2 / / 4.1 / /
MUFAs / 1.5 / 0.36 / / 1.10 / / 2.5 / / 1.2 / /
SFAs 1.1 1.3 / 1.41 1.1 / 1.40 / 0 3.1 3 / 2.2 / /
Carbohydrates 15.1 11.3 18.9 20.42 27 / 60.70 / 23 6.9 29.7 / 31 / /
Sugar / 3.7 / 3.88 27 / / / 0 1.6 5 / 0 / /
Fiber 7 16.4 / 3.50 13 / 13.00 / 0 16.1 <1 / / / /
Salt / <0.1 / 2.12 3.7 / / / 0 <0.1 / / 4.2 / /
Vitamins B1: 4.4 mg
B2: 6.9 mg
B3: 5.9 mg
B6: 18.4 mg
B12: 0.16 mg
C: 1.4 mg
D: 24 IU
K: 1.3 mg
/ A: 68 mg
C: 17 mg
A: 0.6 mg
B6: 0.3 mg
B12: 0.05 mg
C: 5.1 mg
K: 3.1 mg
B12: 350 µg / / B12:
100 µg
Total vitamins: 60 µg / / / / / /
Minerals and trace elements Ca: 270 mg
Mg: 270 mg
Fe: 82.7 mg
K: 1040 mg
Zn: 3.3 mg
Na: 700 mg
/ Fe:
87 mg
Mg: 920 mg
Mn: 4.6 mg
Fe: 87 mg
P: 102 mg
Zn: 10.1 mg
K: 1104 mg
Cl: 112 mg
F: 0.9 mg
Cu: 1.84 mg
I: 0.46 mg
Fe: 48 mg
Ca: 130 mg
/ / / Fe: 102 mg / / / / / /
Additional information Folic acid:
27 µg
Chlorophyll: 1179 mg
Carotenoids: 451 mg
/ / / / / Chlorophyll:
2.88 g
/ / / / / Ash: 15 g / /
Origin / China China China / / / Germany / China China China Spain / /
Expiration date 10/2020 04/2021 07/2019 04/2020 05/2019 05/2020 04/2020 04/2019 07/2020 11/2020 06/2020 12/2019 04/2020 03/2020 01/2020
Daily reference intake <5 g 3 Tea-spoons 3 g 5 g 5 g 4 g 5 g 3 g 4.5 g 3 Tea-spoons 2 g 1 Tea-spoon 0.25 g 2 g 0.012 g

AFA, Aphanizomenon flos-aquae; AP, Arthrospira platensis; CP, Chlorella pyrenoidosa; CV, Chlorella Vulgaris; DS, Dunaliella salina; HP, Haematococcus Pluvialis; TC, Tetraselmis chuii.