Spirulina Production Applications

Nutraceuticals – dietary nutrients and supplements – are a growing industry worldwide. The search for new and more diverse nutritional materials at a lower cost has led many researchers to discover that algae is a very viable source for a wide variety of nutraceutical ingredients. As an example, it is now common to find Spirulina, as well as other algae strains, in nutritional drinks and foods (e.g. Odwalla Green Machine). A recent study(7) found that microalgae lipids could serve as a source of...

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