Composition of Spirulina
| Composition of Spirulina |
| Nutrients |
Compositions |
| Protien |
About 60% |
| Carbohydrate |
About 14% |
| Lipids |
About 6% |
| Chlorophyll |
About 1% |
|
|
| Amino Acids(essentials) |
Protien percent in Spirulina |
Protien percent in Egg |
FAO Standard proteins |
| Isoleucine |
6.4 |
5.8 |
4.0 |
| Leucine |
10.4 |
9.0 |
7.0 |
| Lysine |
4.5 |
6.7 |
5.5 |
| Methionine |
2.2 |
3.0 |
5.5* |
| Phenylalanine |
5.4 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
| Threonine |
5.4 |
5.3 |
4.0 |
| Tryptophane |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
| Valine |
7.5 |
7.2 |
5.0 |
|
* includes cystine
Table from Busson, F., Spirulina
platensis (Gom) Geitler et. Spirulina geitleri, J.Dr Toni, Cynophycées Alimentaires, Armée Française, Service de Santé, Parc de Pharo, Marseill,1971. |
| Carbohydrates |
Per 100 grams |
| Rhamnose |
9.0 |
| Glucane |
1.5 |
| Phosphorylated Cyclitols |
2.5 |
| Glucosamine Muramic acid |
2.0 |
| Glycogen |
0.5 |
| Salic acid and others |
0.5 |
|
|
| Lipids (Principal Ones) |
mg/Kg |
| Palmitic acid (saturated fatty acid) |
16-,500 to 21,141 |
| Linolenic acid (unsaturated FA) |
10,920 to 13,784 |
| Gamma linoleic acid (omega 6) |
8,750 to 11,970 |
| Alpha linolenic acid (omega 3) |
699 to 7,000 |
| Beta sitosterol |
30 to 97 |
| Beta carotene |
average 1,700 |
|
|
| Vitamins |
mg/Kg |
| Biotin |
0.4 |
| Cyanocobalmin ( B12 ) |
0.45 ( analogs not included ) |
| Delta-calcium Panthothenate |
11.0 |
| Folic acid |
0.5 |
| Inositol |
350 |
| Nicotinic acid ( PP ) |
118 |
| Pyridoxine ( B6 ) |
3 |
| Riboflavine ( B2 ) |
40 |
| Thiamin ( B1 ) |
55 |
| Tocopherol ( E ) |
190 |
| Ascorbic acid ( C ) |
90 |
|
Source: IIMSAM Spirulina Pledge
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