Table 2. Vitamin B9 (folate) and B12 (cyanocobalamin) contents of sunlight- and artificial light-cultured Spirulina platensis

Sample1) Vitamin B9 (μg/100 g) Vitamin B12(μg/100 g)
NSS 92.85±2.74 23.33±1.38
ALS 62.24±3.19 18.62±0.39
t-value2) −12.592*** −5.866*
NSS, natural sunlight-cultured spirulina; ALS, artificial light-cultured spirulina. All values are mean±SD (n=3).
*p<0.05; ***p<0.001.