KEVIN'S SPIRULINA NUTRIENTS VS. HUMAN DAILY REQUIREMENTS
(Comparative
Table and Covered Percentages)
|
COMPONENT
|
SPIRULINA CONTENT
|
CHILD 0-12 MONTHS
|
CHILD 1-5 YEARS
|
ADULT
|
|
Vitamins
|
Quantity / g
|
Percentage (%)
|
Percentage (%)
|
Percentage (%)
|
|
Beta-carotene
|
1.4mg
|
400
|
144 - 280
|
60 - 70
|
|
Vitamin E
|
1.4mg
|
3 – 1
|
1
|
1
|
|
Thiamin B1
|
3.5mg
|
11 – 7
|
7 – 5
|
4 – 3.5
|
|
Riboflavin
B2
|
40mg
|
10
|
6 – 4
|
3.6 – 3
|
|
Niacin B5
|
0.14mg
|
4 – 2
|
1
|
1 – 0.8
|
|
Vit B6
|
8mg
|
4 – 2
|
1 – 0.8
|
0.8 – 0.5
|
|
Vit B12
|
3.2mg
|
1060 – 800
|
640 – 320
|
260 – 210 (1woman)
|
|
Inositol
|
0.64mg
|
|
|
|
|
Folic acid
B9
|
0.1mg
|
0.2
|
0.1 – 0.06
|
0.2 – 0.05
|
|
Biotin B7
or H
|
0.05mg
|
1 – 0.8
|
0.6 – 0.4
|
0.2 – 0.1
|
|
Pantothenic
acid B3
|
1mg
|
0.05
|
0.05 – 0.03
|
0.02
|
|
Vit K
|
22.4mg
|
448 – 224
|
149 - 74
|
44 – 28
|
|
Minerals
|
Quantity / g
|
Percentage (%)
|
Percentage (%)
|
Percentage (%)
|
|
Calcium
|
10mg
|
1.9
|
2.8 – 1.8
|
1.4 – 0.1
|
|
Phosphorus
|
8mg
|
2
|
2 – 1
|
1.4 – 10
|
|
Magnesium
|
4mg
|
7 – 5
|
4 – 2
|
1.4 – 1.3
|
|
Iron
|
1.8mg
|
105 – 23
|
26 – 20
|
20 – 12
|
|
Zinc
|
0.3mg
|
7.5 – 6
|
6 – 4
|
4 – 3
|
|
Copper
|
0.012mg
|
6 – 4
|
3 – 1
|
1
|
|
Manganese
|
0.05mg
|
10 – 5
|
5 – 1
|
2.5 – 1
|
|
Chromium
|
2.8mg
|
28 – 14
|
14 – 1.4
|
5.6 – 1.4
|
|
Sodium
|
9mg
|
4 – 2
|
1.8 – 0.7
|
0.5
|
|
Potassium
|
14mg
|
2 – 1
|
1 – 0.7
|
0.4
|
|
Amino
Acids
|
Quantity / g
|
Percentage (%)
|
Percentage (%)
|
Percentage (%)
|
|
Alanine
|
47mg
|
W
|
W
|
W
|
|
Arginine
|
43mg
|
W
|
W
|
W
|
|
Aspartic
acid
|
61mg |