Spirulina is the main example of small-scale microalgae cultivation in various parts of the developing world. Irish moss is another red algae used in making food additives.
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Algae as food.
Examples of algae used as food. Cereal-based products such as pasta flour and bread are another group of products enriched with algae. Algae as a Staple food. Algae have been used as human food for thousands of years in all parts of the world.
Analipus japonicus Eisenia bicyclis Hizikia fusiforme Kjellmaniella gyrata Laminaria angustata Laminaria. Seaweeds are important source of food especially in Asian and European countries. Algae at the farm is grown in long ponds called raceways and an engine constantly churns water to make sure the algae is exposed to the sunlight.
Food health. Mainly marine algae have been used as food and medicine for many centuries they are not only used as food but also used as. Global demand for petroleum products and declining environmental health has prompted the use of eco-friendly alternatives such as algal biofuel.
Algae also have ahigh fibre content Plaza et al 2008. Blue green algae red algae green algae assigned higher contents of dietary fibres. Recent developments in science and technology have enabled algae to be used as a source of fuel.
For example farmers who are raising shrimp or catfish can use algae that are rich in protein and oil to replace fish meal in aquaculture diets. Seaweed cultivation forms a major industry particularly in Japan China and Korea where many algae species are grown by aquaculture. Industrial and commercial uses.
The red algae porphyra are used in making soup. Aquatic and microscopic species are cultured in clear tanks or ponds and are either harvested or used to treat effluents pumped through the ponds. It also has applications in feed for livestock and aquaculture and as fertilizer which will be reported on in the relevant sections.
Brown algae to be used dried as a flavor enhancer are seaweeds of the species. Certain beverages are prepared from sea algae. They are used to make noodles.
An advantage of algae production on the farm he observes is that per-acre algae yields are much higher than row crops and the return on a per-acre basis is considerably higher. People of coastal countries example- China Japan have long being using seaweeds and certain other algae as a source of food. Certain algal poly-saccharides are also of pharmacological.
Examples of Algae. The most commonly consumed macroalgae include the red algae Porphyra nori kim laver Asparagopsis taxiformis limu Gracilaria Chondrus crispus Irish moss and Palmaria palmata dulse the kelps Laminaria kombu Undaria wakame and Macrocystis and the green algae Caulerpa racemosa. Some of the more common used are Porphyra Ulva lactuca Alaria Chlorella Chondrus chrispus Rhodymenia Nostoc.
Algaculture on a large scale is an important type of aquaculture in some places. Algae are literally marine vegetables just like carrots or broccoli are terrestrial vegetables and have been used for centuries as food by people like the Chinese Japanese Scots Irish Icelanders Scandinavians Germans as well as Latin America that used them as medicine for different ills. Prominent examples of algae include.
Algae are also added to meat products such as pasty steaks frankfurters and sausages as well as to fish fish products and oils to improve their quality. For example as fertilizers soil conditioners and livestock feed. Polysaccharides like agar alginates and carrageenans are econo-mically the most important products from algae widely used in the food industry as gelling or thickening agents in marmalade ice creams jellies etc.
Today algae are used by humans in many ways.
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