Table 4.7
Essential amino acid profile of some species of microalgae (g/100 g of dry matter) (adapted from Koyande et al. 2019)
Microalgae
Histidine
Isoleucine
Leucine
Lysine
Methionine
Phenyl-alanine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Valine
Aphanizomenon
sp.
0.9
2.9
5.2
3.5
0.7
2.5
3.3
0.7
3.2
Arthrospira maxima
1.8
6.0
8.0
4.6
1.4
4.9
4.6
1.4
6.5
Chlorella
sp.
2.4
4.4
9.2
8.9
2.2
5.5
4.7
–
6.1
Chlorella vulgaris
2.0
3.8
8.8
8.4
2.2
5.0
4.8
2.1
5.5
Dunaliella
sp.
2.6
4.5
9.4
6.8
2.4
5.5
4.9
–
6.0
Dunaliella bardawil
1.8
4.2
11.0
7.0
2.3
5.8
5.4
0.7
5.8
Nannochloropsis
sp.
2.6
4.7
9.4
6.8
2.3
5.5
4.8
–
6.0
Scenedesmus obliquus
2.1
3.6
7.3
5.6
1.5
4.8
5.1
0.3
6.0
Scenedesmus
sp.
2.5
4.7
9.3
6.2
2.5
6.0
5.0
–
6.0
Spirulina platensis
2.2
6.7
9.8
4.8
2.5
5.3
6.2
0.3
7.1
Spirulina
sp.
2.0
5.8
9.0
5.1
2.9
4.8
5.1
–
6.4
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