Nutritional Freshwater Life
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Pigment Composition (mg/g DM)
Pigment
Green Stage Red Stage
Chlorophyll a
10.053
4.027
Chlorophyll b
7.829
1.665
Astaxanthin
0.572
5.753
Carotene (α + β)
0.295
0.542
Zeaxanthin
0.352
0.317
Lutein
1.554
1.471
Lactucaxanthin
ND
0.258
Violaxanthin
0.274
0.241
Neoxanthin
0.338
0.512
Carotenoids/
chlorophylls
0.189
1.598
ND, no data.
Source: Data from Dragoş et al. (2010).
PhyLuM: CyanoPhyta (BLue-Green aLGae)
Nostochopsis lobatus H.C. Wood ex Bornet & Flahault 1886
Phylum: Cyanophyta
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Nostocales
Family: Nostochopsidaceae
Common name: Blue-green alga.
Distribution: Europe, South America,
Asia, Australia and New Zealand,
Pacific islands (AlgaeBase).
Habitat: Shallow rivers or streams.
Description: This species consists of
a dark green colony with a mucilaginous sheath outgrowth and is attached
on rocks. Scattered branches with
the lateral branch stretching parallel
and upward to the main filament in a
polysaccharide sheath are its unique
descriptive characteristics. N. lobatus
is of great interest as a potential source
of food, as a food supplement, and as
a pharmaceutical product (Thiamdao
et al., 2012).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% DM)
Lipid Protein
CHO a Fiber
0.64
19.10
31.94
2.05
a Carbohydrate.
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Pigment Composition (mg/g DM)
Pigment
Green Stage Red Stage
Chlorophyll a
10.053
4.027
Chlorophyll b
7.829
1.665
Astaxanthin
0.572
5.753
Carotene (α + β)
0.295
0.542
Zeaxanthin
0.352
0.317
Lutein
1.554
1.471
Lactucaxanthin
ND
0.258
Violaxanthin
0.274
0.241
Neoxanthin
0.338
0.512
Carotenoids/
chlorophylls
0.189
1.598
ND, no data.
Source: Data from Dragoş et al. (2010).
PhyLuM: CyanoPhyta (BLue-Green aLGae)
Nostochopsis lobatus H.C. Wood ex Bornet & Flahault 1886
Phylum: Cyanophyta
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Nostocales
Family: Nostochopsidaceae
Common name: Blue-green alga.
Distribution: Europe, South America,
Asia, Australia and New Zealand,
Pacific islands (AlgaeBase).
Habitat: Shallow rivers or streams.
Description: This species consists of
a dark green colony with a mucilaginous sheath outgrowth and is attached
on rocks. Scattered branches with
the lateral branch stretching parallel
and upward to the main filament in a
polysaccharide sheath are its unique
descriptive characteristics. N. lobatus
is of great interest as a potential source
of food, as a food supplement, and as
a pharmaceutical product (Thiamdao
et al., 2012).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% DM)
Lipid Protein
CHO a Fiber
0.64
19.10
31.94
2.05
a Carbohydrate.