Table 1.

Proximal composition of biomass of Spirulina sp. CCC 540 (means ± SD).

Constituent	Amount
Moisture (%, db)	5.81 ± 0.17
Energy (kcal in 100 g)	412.78 ± 11.04
Carbohydrates (%, db)	21.87 ± 0.44
Protein (%, db)	65.71 ± 1.00
Fat (%, db)	6.94 ± 0.55
Ash (%, db)	8.34 ± 0.06
Iron (mg/100 g)	26.59 ± 0.80
Calcium (mg/100 g)	107.83 ± 2.50
Zinc (mg/100 g)	1.87 ± 0.03

All values are provided on dry weight basis (db) and are average values for analysis in triplicates.