Texas Tea Phytoplankton/Hydrospace PNSB (15oz) Home Brew Live Feeds

Crack open this nutritional geyser to find a high viscosity and density of rich plankton ranging from 2 – 50 micrometers.

HomeBrew’s Texas Tea Phytoplankton, infused with Hydrospace PNSB, struck it rich in lipids as it contains a gusher of crude oils like omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially EPA. Expect a blowout of coloration in your coral when feeding Texas Tea, as it is hyper rich in carotenoids, like Beta-Carotene and Fucoxanthin. Crack open this nutritional geyser to find a high viscosity and density of rich plankton ranging from 2 – 50 micrometers. For best results, feed in a rotating regiment with HomeBrew’s Cosmopolitan and HomeBrew’s Margarita Phytoplanktons.

Nutritional Profile of the Texas Tea:

Proteins/Amino Acids:

• Protein content: Approximately 30-70% wet weight.
  • Proteins involved in photosynthesis (bacteriochlorophyll proteins), nitrogen fixation, electron transport, carbon metabolism and metabolic processes.
  • Key Proteins includes: photosynthetic proteins, cytochromes, ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase, and enzymes for energy production, anaerobic respiration and cellular functions.

• Amino acids form a significant portion of the protein content.
• Amino acid content: Integral to protein synthesis.
• Key amino acids: glutamine, glutamate, asparagine, aspartate, alanine, valine, glycine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan, arginine, cysteine, histidine, isoleucine, proline, serine, threonine, and tyrosine

Carbohydrates:

• Carbohydrate content: Around 10-50% wet weight.
  • Major carbohydrate: glycogen (storage polysaccharide).
  • Also includes small amounts of simple sugars like glucose, fructose, laminarin, fucoidan, mannans and other polysaccharides.

Lipids:

• Lipid content: Approximately 10-30% wet weight.
  • Includes phospholipids (e.g., phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol) which are major components of cellular membranes, glycolipids, linoleic acid, oleic acid, and neutral lipids.
  • Contains significant amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), such as EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid).

Vitamins - vitamins help facilitate key biochemical pathways and enzyme functions.

• Vitamin A (as β-carotene) up to 15% dry weight
• Vitamin E
• Vitamin C - Ascorbic Acid

• B-vitamins: Present in significant amounts, playing key roles in metabolic processes and enzyme function:
  • Biotin, Riboflavin, Thiamine, Pantothenic acid, Niacin, Lipoic Acid, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine(B6), Cobalamin (B12), Inositol (B8), and Choline(B4): Important for specific metabolic pathways.

Pigments:

• Bacteriochlorophyll a & b: Essential for photosynthesis, contributing around 2-5% of wet weight.
• chlorophyll c
• Contains carotenoids such as zeaxanthin, lycopene, lutein, fucoxanthin which help in protecting the bacterium from oxidative stress and assist in light capture.
• Extremely rich in β-Carotene