Nutritional Profile / Proximate Analysis

(% of dry weight from algae)

  Nannochloropsis Tetraselmis Pavlova Isochrysis Thalassiosira
weissflogii
Dry Weight 18.4 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 
Calories from 10ml dry weight 44.4 48.2 ~ 45 45.5 ~22
Protein 52.11 % 54.66 % 51.60 % 46.69 % ~50 %
Carbohydrate 16 % 18.31 % 22-24 % 24.15 %  
Lipid (Total) 16.7% Ash free 14.27 % 19.56 %  17.07 %  
Vitamin C 0.85 % 0.25 %   0.4 %  
Chlorophyl A 0.89 % 1.42 %   0.98 %  

Fatty Acids

Nannochloropsis Tetraselmis Pavlova Isochrysis Thalassiosira
weissflogii
Lauric acid 12:0 0.35        
Myristic acid 14:0 3.29        
Pentadecanoic acid 15:0 0.23        
Palmitic 16:0 16.57        
Palmitoleic acid   16:1n7 21.25        
16:2n4 0.20        
16:3n4 ND        
Heptadecanoic acid (Margaric) 17:0 0.36        
Stearic 18:0 0.54        
Oleic acid  18:1n9 5.30        
18:1n7 ND        
Linoleic acid 18:2n6 3.40        
Linolenic acid  18:3n6 0.47        
18:3n4 ND        
Linolenic 18:3n3 1.52        
Octadecatetraenoic acid  18:4n3 0.47        
20:1n9 0.03        
Eicosatetraenoic acid 20:2n6 ND        
cis-8, 11, 14-Eicosatrienoic 20:3n6 0.21        
ARA (Arachidonic acid) 20:4n6 3.94 0.40       
cis-11, 14, 17-Eicosatrienoic 20:3n3 ND        
Eicosatetraenoic acid 20:4n3 0.21        
EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid) 20:5n3 31.42
Guaranteed
minimum 30%		 9.30       
Erucic  22:1n9          
22:5n3 ND        
DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid) 22:6n3          

Amino Acids

  Nannochloropsis Tetraselmis Pavlova Isochrysis Thalassiosira
weissflogii
Aspartic Acid

9.40

8.95

7.27

10.36

12.18

Serine

4.31

3.71

3.33

3.86

7.42

Glutamic

15.48

17.59

15.47

11.42

17.13

Glycine

7.11

5.93

4.75

6.78

7.83

Histidine

0.61

0.19

0.50

0.23

0.43

Arginine

4.57

4.59

4.11

4.39

2.82

Threonine

5.28

4.40

3.51

4.88

5.38

Alanine

1.54

7.62

5.66

7.55

8.57

Proline

15.20

6.47

7.34

12.48

8.65

Tyrosine

1.06

1.84

1.29

2.84

0.60

Valine

6.90

5.00

4.56

5.49

5.02

Methionine

2.64

2.55

2.10

3.79

2.01

Lysine

9.07

8.20

4.65

6.96

7.59

Isolucine

1.47

0.97

0.16

1.11

1.78

Leucine

11.57

7.94

7.19

6.87

9.21

Phenylalanine

1.92

3.51

26.72

8.52

1.25

Taurine

0

10.55

0

0

0

NOTE: Instant Algae is grown using a modified F/2 formulation. These analysis are not guaranteed. The profiles on the algae change during the year due to varying amount of sunlight, temperature, and photo period.