Table 2 FAME profiling of the T. subcordiformis biomass obtained after the different drying techniques

C16:0

481 ± 46.56

32.68 ± 1.6

30.32 ± 5.16

52.92 ± 1.34

58.81 ± 7.7

C16:1

17.56 ± 1.41

–

–

–

3.09 ± 0.9

C18:0

30.71 ± 3.00

2.86 ± 0.1

5.08 ± 0.82

4.80 ± 0.47

5.74 ± 0.7

C18:1 (Oleate)

14.58 ± 1.14

3.48 ± 0.9

5.85 ± 3.51

–

–

C18:1 Vaccenate

15.62 ± 3.21

1.36 ± 0

1.31 ± 0.27

2.46 ± 0.16

2.36 ± 0.3

C18:2

9.99 ± 2.21

0.54 ± 0.1

0.63 ± 0.38

4.12 ± 0.3

4.50 ± 0.5

C18:3 (ALA)

44.09 ± 4.7

4.61 ± 0.2

6.41 ± 1.31

25.25 ± 1.25

16.02 ± 2.9

C20:0 Arachidate

4.32 ± 0.82

7.09 ± 0.4

7.71 ± 1.31

7.93 ± 0.24

6.65 ± 1.2

C20:1

8.13 ± 1.48

–

–

4.24 ± 0.15

4.19 ± 0.5

C20:2

14.02 ± 4.74

4.08 ± 0.2

5.15 ± 0.87

18.61 ± 0.68

12.49 ± 1.9

C20:4

–

–

27.15 ± 4.59

23.05 ± 1.79

12.99 ± 2.5

C22:6 (DHA)

–

–

–

9.89 ± 3.45

4.72 ± 1

C24:0

6.62 ± 0.92

23.26 ± 1.6

–

6.17 ± 1.47

2.94 ± 0.2

Total FAME

522.65

79.96

89.59

159.44

134.51

SFA

522.65

65.89

43.11

71.82

74.14

MUFA

55.89

84.80

96.75

166.14

144.17

PUFA

68.1

9.23

39.33

80.92

50.72