Table 4.
Compliance with Spirulina declared nutrient values (% deviation).
| S. No. 1 | Fe (g/kg) | Mn (mg/kg) | Ca (g/kg) | Zn (mg/kg) | P (g/kg) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV 2 | MV 3
(Deviation (%)) |
DV | MV (Deviation (%)) |
DV | MV (Deviation (%)) |
DV | MV (Deviation (%)) |
DV | MV (Deviation (%)) |
|
| S4 | 1.7 | 3.48 (+105) | 67.0 | 128 (+91.1) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S5 | 1.04 | 0.48 (−53.7) | - | - | - | - | 15 | 14.6 (−2.67) | - | - |
| S8 | 0.78 | 1.39 (+78.2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S10 | 0.07 | 1.68 (+2453) | - | - | 3.33 | 3.09 (−7.07) | - | - | - | - |
| S12 | 1.23 | 1.38 (+12.2) | 67 | 38.2 (−43.0) | - | - | - | - | 9.33 | 13.9 (+49.0) |
| S13 | 0.07 | 1.79 (+2457) | - | - | 3.33 | 5.39 (+61.9) | - | - | - | - |
| S14 | 0.40 | 0.69 (+72.0) | 40 | 34.9 (−12.8) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S15 | 0.40 | 0.69 (+64.5) | 40 | 33.3 (−16.8) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S17 | 0.30 | 1.74 (+480) | 30 | 30.9 (+3.00) | 1.20 | 5.34 (+345) | 180 | 34.9 (−80.6) | 12.0 | 13.5 (+12.5) |
| S23 | 1.23 | 1.39 (+13.0) | - | - | - | - | 360 | 14.0 (−96.1) | - | - |
| S24 | 1.23 | 0.77 (−37.6) | - | - | - | - | 360 | 15.4 (−95.7) | - | - |
| S26 | 2.30 | 3.09 (+34.4) | 130 | 185 (+42.3) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S28 | 0.6 | 0.47 (−22.3) | - | - | 6.67 | 0.72 (−89.2) | - | - | - | - |
| S35 | 0.62 | 0.63 (+1.29) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S36 | 0.62 | 1.01 (+62.9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1 Sample number; 2 declared Value (DV); 3 measured Value (MV): the maximum permissible deviation (% deviation) according to European Commission is is from −20% to +45% [48].