| Algal species1 | Dry matter | Lipid5 | Ash | Carbohydrate | Protein2 | Inorganic nitrogen | |
| Kjeldahl method | Dumas method3 | ||||||
| Ap | 42.5 | 1.1 | 13.0 | 59.1 | 23.2 | 31.1 ± 0.8 | 7.9 |
| Gv | 18.6 | 1.3 | 19.8 | 61.9 | 13.5 | 17.8 ± 0.6 | 4.3 |
| Fl | 31.0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 55.4 | 16.0 | 20.6 ± 0.6 | 4.6 |
| Cc | 24.0 | 1.0 | 25.1 | 53.3 | 17.1 | 26.4 ± 1.4 | 9.3 |
| Pp | 29.0 | 1.2 | 11.9 | 71.0 | 12.3 | 14.9 ± 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Ds | 22.6 | 1.2 | 22.5 | 51.2 | 21.6 | 23.4 ± 1.0 | 1.8 |
| Dc | 18.1 | 1.2 | 22.6 | 53.0 | 19.7 | 21.5 ± 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Od | 26.1 | n.d.4 | 30.3 | n.d. | 16.1 | 17.8 ± 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Pr | 21.3 | 1.3 | 29.1 | 40.2 | 25.6 | 28.8 ± 0.8 | 3.2 |
| Expanded uncertainty (%)6 | ±5 | ±10 | ±4 | - | ±4 | - | - |