Table 5 Total contents of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats in duckweeds

Landoltia

 Landoltia punctata

20–28.7%

10–11.20% (Starch)

4–5.5%

[9, 118, 119]

Lemna

 L. aequinoctialis

34.18%

11.61–28.68% (Starch)

NS

[69, 105, 119]

 L. gibba

21.5–37.9%

17.6–38.0%

4.4–9.3%

[117, 118, 120]

 L. minor

20–38.30%

4% (Starch)

11.4%

[9, 30, 42]

Spirodela

 S. polyrrhiza

25.6–34.5%

11.14–29.8% (Starch)

4.5%

[46, 105, 106, 118, 119, 121]

Wolffia

 W. arrhiza

19.8–20.15%

43.6%

2.43–5.0%

[36, 116]

 W. columbiana

36.5–44.7%

NS

6.6%

[116, 118]

 W. globosa

33.3–48.2%

11.05% (Starch)

5.0–9.6%

[116, 119]

Wolffiella

 Wolffiella hyalina

35%

NS

7%

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