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Seaweed cultivation forms a major industry particularly in Japan China and Korea where many algae species are grown by aquaculture. 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.
Seaweed cultivation forms a major industry particularly in Japan China and Korea where many algae species are grown by aquaculture.
Examples of algae used as food. Food health. Seaweed cultivation forms a major industry particularly in Japan China and Korea where many algae species are grown by aquaculture. Industrial and commercial uses.
Blue green algae red algae green algae assigned higher contents of dietary fibres. Certain beverages are prepared from sea algae. Mainly marine algae have been used as food and medicine for many centuries they are not only used as food but also used as.
Seaweeds are important source of food especially in Asian and European countries. They are used to make noodles. The red algae porphyra are used in making soup.
Irish moss is another red algae used in making food additives. Algae as a Staple food. Spirulina is the main example of small-scale microalgae cultivation in various parts of the developing world.
It also has applications in feed for livestock and aquaculture and as fertilizer which will be reported on in the relevant sections. Algae have been used as human food for thousands of years in all parts of the world. 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.
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. 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. Today algae are used by humans in many ways.
For example as fertilizers soil conditioners and livestock feed. Aquatic and microscopic species are cultured in clear tanks or ponds and are either harvested or used to treat effluents pumped through the ponds. Algaculture on a large scale is an important type of aquaculture in some places.
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. 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. Cereal-based products such as pasta flour and bread are another group of products enriched with algae.
Algae as food. People of coastal countries example- China Japan have long being using seaweeds and certain other algae as a source of food. Some of the more common used are Porphyra Ulva lactuca Alaria Chlorella Chondrus chrispus Rhodymenia Nostoc.
Examples of Algae. Prominent examples of algae include. Recent developments in science and technology have enabled algae to be used as a source of fuel.
Global demand for petroleum products and declining environmental health has prompted the use of eco-friendly alternatives such as algal biofuel. 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. Brown algae to be used dried as a flavor enhancer are seaweeds of the species.
Analipus japonicus Eisenia bicyclis Hizikia fusiforme Kjellmaniella gyrata Laminaria angustata Laminaria. Algae also have ahigh fibre content Plaza et al 2008. 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.
Certain algal poly-saccharides are also of pharmacological.