Nutritional Freshwater Life
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Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% DM)
Protein
CHO a
Lipids
60–71
13–16
6–7
a Carbohydrate.
Amino Acids (g/100 g protein)
Isoleucine
6.0
Leucine
8.0
Valine
6.5
Lysine
4.6
Phenylalanine
4.9
Tyrosine
3.9
Methionine
1.4
Cysteine
0.4
Tryptophan
1.4
Threonine
4.6
Alanine
6.8
Arginine
6.5
Aspartic acid
8.6
Glutamic acid
12.6
Glycine
4.8
Histidine
1.8
Proline
3.9
Serine
4.2
Source: Data from Becker (2006).
Fatty Acids (% of lipids)
12:0
T a
14:0
0.3
14:1
0.1
15:0
T
16:0
45.1
16:1
6.8
16:2
T
17:0
0.2
18:0
1.4
18:1
1.9
18:2
14.6
18:3
20.3
20:3
0.8
a T, traces.
Source: Data from Becker (1994).
Phylloderma sacrum Suringer 1872 (= Aphanothece sacrum)
Order: Chroococcales
Family: Cyanobacteriaceae
Common name: Not available.
Distribution: Asia: Japan (AlgaeBase).
Habitat: Freshwater/Marine.