Physicochemical Evaluation of Edible Cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis Collected from the South Atlantic Coast of Morocco: A Promising Source of Dietary Supplements

Table 6

Comparison of A. platensis indigenous to the Moroccan Atlantic coast with the same species from different collection areas in terms of physicochemical characteristics.

Parameter	A. platensis indigenous to the Moroccan Atlantic coast	A. platensis reported in the literature	Publications used
Protein (%)	58.9 ± 0.07^a	52.86 ± 2.92^a	[25]
Lipid (%)	5.8 ± 0.25^a	7.28 ± 0.021^a	[25]
Calorie intake (kcal/100 g)	346.48^a	369.28^a	[25]
Carbohydrates (%)	14.67 ± 0.001^a	13.6^a	[25]
Moisture (%)	11.6% ± 0.17^a	5.42 ± 0.031^b	[25]
Vitamin B2 (mg/100 g)	1.31 ± 0.19^a	0.009^b	[42]
Vitamin B3 (mg/100 g)	30.8 ± 0.001^a	0.053^b	[42]
Monounsaturated fats (%)	53 ± 0.003^a	40.1^b	[42]
Saturated fats (%)	45.54 ± 0.15^a	55.72^b	[43]
Polyunsaturated fats (%)	1.46 ± 0.01	—	[42]
Cu (mg/kg)	6.95 ± 0.07^a	8^a	[42]
Fe (mg/kg)	836.7 ± 131.8^a	900^a	[42]
Mn (mg/kg)	47.28 ± 1.17^a	25^b	[42]
Zn (mg/kg)	89.7 ± 54.7^a	21^b	[42]
Ca (mg/kg)	1579.22 ± 68.7^a	1300^b	[42]
Mg (mg/kg)	2729.71 ± 46.25^a	2000^b	[42]
K (mg/kg)	16954.85 ± 305.8^a	6400^b	[42]
Na (mg/kg)	16954.85 ± 29.2^a	4500^b	[42]
P (mg/kg)	7335.35 ± 123.6^a	6700^b	[42]
Cadmium (mg/kg)	0.005 ± 0.0005^a	14.2^b	[42]
Chromium (mg/kg)	0	≤1	[42]
Lead (mg/kg)	0.07 ± 0.0045^a	5 ± 00.5^b	[42]

The results were given as average ± standard deviation. The reported values with the same letter in the same line did not differ significantly at  < 0.05.