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.