Table 1 Nutritional composition of broodstock diets: live algae, microcapsules, or live algae + microcapsules.

From: Microencapsulated algal feeds as a sustainable replacement diet for broodstock in commercial bivalve aquaculture

Diet

Protein

Carbohydrate

Lipid

Ash and fibre

20:5n-3 (EPA)

22:6n-3 (DHA)

Live algae

31

12

13

44

2.31

0.70

Microcapsules

6

16

58

20

3.25

9.01

Live algae + microcapsules

18

14

36

32

2.78

4.85

  1. All values are in g per 100 g dry weight (dw). Nutritional data is sourced directly from the manufacturer—for live algae SeaSalter Shellfish (Whistable) Ltd, for microcapsules BioBullets Ltd, and for the combined diet a mean is used.
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