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TECHNICAL PRODUCT INFORMATION
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AlgaMac-ARA (Arachidonic Acid)
(Algae Supplement)
MATURATION
Manufacturer: 
Aquafauna Bio-Marine, Inc.
Hawthorne, California 90250, USA
Proximate Analysis Fatty Acid Profile
Vitamins & Pigments Trace Minerals
Major Minerals Amino Acid Profile
 
I. Physical Characteristics 

Brown Powder, Spray-dried

II. Qualitative/quantitative formula of composition, (expressed in percentages).

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS

III. Shelf life Product should be stored at temperatures <50F (10C) for long term inventory. When properly stored, this product has a shelf life of 15 months from the date of manufacture as identified by lot code.
IV. Commercial presentation
1 Kg vacuum packed, re-sealable foil bags, 6 bags (6kgs) / case or 100 kgs fiber drums (non-vacuum).
V. Commercial use Additive component for larval, conditioning and maturation diets for increasing larval survival, conditioning maturation broodstock diets or for use in general terrestrial and aquatic diet formulation.

 

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Proximate Analysis  
Component %Dry Weight
Protein 14.0 min
Fat 30.0 min
Carbohydrates (by calculation) 20.0 min
Ash 20.0 max
Moisture 7.0 max
Fiber 1.0 max

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Fatty Acid Profile

   

Name

Fatty acid

%FA of Total FA

Palmitic

16:0

13.2

Stearic

18:0

10.3

Oleic

18:1

10.8

Linoleic

18:2

8.7

ARA (Arachidonic Acid)

20:4

37.0
Eicosapentaenoate (EPA)
20:5
0.0
Docosapentaenoate (DPA)
22:5
0.0
Docosahexaenoate (DHA)
22:6
2.4

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Vitamins & Pigments

   

Name

Unit of measure

 

Vitamin A  U/lb 1,200.0
Vitamin C  ppm 210.0
Vitamin D  U/lb 3,400.0
Vitamin E  mg/lb 110.0
Carotene  mg/lb 0.08
Xanthophyll  mg/lb 2.7

 

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Trace Minerals

   

Name

Unit of Measure

 
Iron ppm 5.0
Manganese ppm 1.0
Zinc ppm 9.0
Copper ppm 2.0
Cobalt ppm <0.1
Iodine ppm 2.5
Magnesium ppm 362.0

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Major Minerals

   

Name

Unit of Measure

 
Calcium % 0.07
Chloride % 3.08
Potassium % 0.31
Phosphorus % 0.80
Sodium % 2.64
Sulfur % 0.22

 

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Amino Acid Profile
   
Name Unit of Measure  
Alanine % of protein 6.6
Arginine % of protein 5.4
Aspartic acid % of protein 8.2
Cysteine % of protein 0.7
Glutamic acid % of protein 11.7
Glycine % of protein 3.8
Histidine % of protein 3.3
Hydroxyproline % of protein 0.1
Isoleucine % of protein 5.8
Leucine % of protein 13.7
Lysine % of protein 6.5
Methionine % of protein 2.3
Phenylalanine % of protein 7.0
Proline % of protein 6.1
Serine % of protein 4.2
Threonine % of protein 4.2
Tyrosine % of protein 3.5
Valine % of protein 6.2

 

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PO Box 5, Hawthorne, California 90250 USA / Tel: 310-973-5275 / Fax: 310-676-9387 
For product-related questions, please contact: inquiries@aquafauna.com 
Last modified: January 19, 2008 |||   Legal Notices