Table 2 Amino acid profile of conventional protein sources and various algae (g/100 protein) a
From: Dual potential of microalgae as a sustainable biofuel feedstock and animal feed
Source | Ala | Arg | Asp | Cys | Glu | Gly | His | Ile | Leu | Lys | Met | Phe | Pro | Ser | Thr | Try | Tyr | Val |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Egg | - | 6.2 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 12.6 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 7.2 |
Soybean | 5.0 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 19.0 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
Dried Whole Milk | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
C. vulgaris | 9.4 | 6.9 | 9.3 | - | 13.7 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.3 | - | 2.8 | 7.0 |
D. bardawil | 7.3 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 5.8 |
S. platensis | 9.5 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 7.1 |
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 | - | 3.2 |