Table 2.

A comparison of the relative protein content of spirulina algae with other food and food products based on the literature.

Food and Food Products		RPC a (%)	References
Spirulina		55.70	[59]
		55–70	[23]
		30–55	[60]
Beef		20.71
Chicken		21.96	[61]
		22.25%	[62]
Fish	Carp	16.70	[63]
	Cod	17.40
	Herring	18.10
	Salmon	18.40
Whole egg		12.60	[64]
Sausage		14.43	[65]
Milk	Buffalo	4.17	[66]
	Camel	3.38
	Cow	3.56
	Goat	3.44
	Sheep	4.35
Whey Protein	Buffalo	0.72
	Camel	0.58
	Cow	0.53
	Goat	0.54
	Sheep	0.74
Whey Proteins		54.8 3.0–74.8 4.1%	[67]
Whey Protein Concentrate Powder		33.30	[68]
White Cheese		16.20	[69]
Organic hard cheese		21.53–25.70	[70]
Soy bean		38.30–40.30	[71]
		35.35–39.80	[72]
Common Oat		11.61	[73]
Oat grains		9.70	[74]
Black Bean (Organically produced)		25.20	[75]
Maize		12.65–12.45	[76]
Rice		7.76–8.31	[77]
Wheat		11.88	[78]

^a Relative Protein Content.