Table 8.

Fatty acids in Arthrospira platensis, summarized from References [4,5,6,7,8,14].

Component Class	Component	Amount per 100 g Dry Weight
Saturated fatty acids (1.95 g per 100 g dry weight)	in total	33.68–66.75	% 1
	Pentadecenoic	1.26–3.16	% 1
	Pentadecanoic acid	0.70–1.53	% 1
	Caprylic acid	3.65–3.73	% 1
	Palmitic acid	18.00–46.07	% 1
	Stearic acid	0.95–1.41	% 1
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (1.93 g per 100 g dry weight)	in total	28.2–47.8	% 1
	Linoleic acid	16.18–17.43	% 1
	γ-Linolenic acid	8.87–21.73	% 1
	Hexadecadienoic acid	2.43–3.38	% 1
Monounsaturated fatty acids (0.26 g per 100 g dry weight)	in total	n.a.
	Palmitoleic	1.00–1.50	% 1
	Oleic acid	1.97–5.23	% 1
Trans fatty acids	in total	0.3–0.5	% 1
Cholesterol	in total	<0.1	mg

¹ Percent of total fatty acids.