Table 4.
Major chemical composition (g/100 g) and gross energy value of the control and microalgae biomass-enriched gluten-free breads. Tetraselmis chuii (TcR), Tetraselmis chuii ethanol-treated (TcT), Chlorella vulgaris (CvR), Chlorella vulgaris ethanol-treated (CvT), Nannochloropsis gaditana (NgR), and Nannochloropsis gaditana ethanol-treated (NgT).
| GF Bread | Moisture | Protein (N× 6.25) |
Fat | Ash | * Carbohydrate | Energy Kcal/100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 44.96 a ± 1.17 | 6.28 e ± 0.04 | 3.63 a ± 0.58 | 1.47 c ± 0.00 | 43.66 | 232.19 |
| TcR | 43.18 a ± 1.96 | 7.29 c ± 0.04 | 4.00 a ± 0.35 | 1.81 a ± 0.03 | 42.95 | 236.96 |
| TcT | 43.91 a ± 2.21 | 7.35 bc ± 0.10 | 3.59 a ± 0.53 | 1.80 a ± 0.00 | 43.35 | 235.11 |
| CvR | 44.41 a ± 1.93 | 7.29 c ± 0.04 | 4.02 a ± 0.35 | 1.60 bc ± 0.05 | 42.68 | 236.06 |
| CvT | 43.04 a ± 0.80 | 7.87 a ± 0.06 | 3.59 a ± 0.73 | 1.65 b ± 0.00 | 44.69 | 239.19 |
| NgR | 43.60 a ± 1.25 | 7.16 d ± 0.07 | 4.55 a ± 0.17 | 1.62 b ± 0.04 | 43.07 | 241.87 |
| NgT | 44.51 a ± 1.69 | 7.44 b ± 0.01 | 3.96 a ± 0.57 | 1.61 bc ± 0.02 | 42.49 | 235.36 |
* Carbohydrates values were estimated by differences. Values represent the means (n = 3, wet basis) while different letters in the same column indicate a significant difference (p > 0.05) using Fisher’s LSD test.