Table 6.
Total amino acid content (mg/day) in Spirulina supplements, presented for minimal (3 g) and maximal (10 g) recommended daily intake.
| Amino Acid | ADR 1 (mg/Day) | Min (mg/Day) | Max (mg/Day) | Median (IR 2) (mg/Day) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (87 kg) | Female (68 kg) | 3 g | 10 g | 3 g | 10 g | 3 g | 10 g | |
| ALA | - | - | 62.5 | 208 | 148 | 493 | 124 (112–132) | 414 (374–439) |
| GLY | - | - | 46.9 | 156 | 102 | 341 | 89.9 (83.1–94.1) | 300 (277–314) |
| VAL | 2262 | 1768 | 153 | 509 | 369 | 1231 | 307 (279–325) | 1022 (930–1083) |
| LEU | 3393 | 2652 | 90.1 | 300 | 202 | 674 | 169 (160–182) | 565 (532–606) |
| ILE | 1740 | 1360 | 111 | 370 | 257 | 858 | 220 (203–231) | 733 (677–771) |
| THR | 1305 | 1020 | 74.1 | 247 | 177 | 589 | 149 (137–160) | 497 (458–533) |
| SER | - | - | 65.5 | 218 | 175 | 582 | 140 (127–154) | 466 (423–513) |
| PRO | - | - | 52.0 | 173 | 105 | 349 | 91.6 (85.3–93.9) | 305 (284–313) |
| ASP | - | - | 125 | 415 | 304 | 1012 | 255 (239–270) | 850 (796–900) |
| MET | 870 | 680 | 34.7 | 116 | 74.0 | 247 | 61.4 (56.3–66.2) | 205 (188–221) |
| GLU | - | - | 218 | 725 | 712 | 2374 | 498 (455–585) | 1661 (1517–1949) |
| PHE 3 | 2175 | 1700 | 63.3 | 211 | 121 | 403 | 109 (102–112) | 362 (341–374) |
| LYS | 2610 | 2040 | 90.9 | 303 | 377 | 1256 | 231 (199–280) | 770 (662–934) |
| HIS | 870 | 680 | 48.9 | 163 | 66.6 | 222 | 58.7 (56.3–62.4) | 196 (188–208) |
| TYR 3 | 2175 | 1700 | 52.6 | 175 | 119 | 397 | 104 (96.8–111) | 347 (323–371) |
1 Adult daily requirement (WHO) [61]; 2 interquartile range; 3 combined recommendations (2175 mg/day total for males and 1700 mg/day total for females).