Search the World's Largest Database of Information Science & Technology Terms & Definitions
InfInfoScipedia LogoScipedia
A Free Service of IGI Global Publishing House
Below please find a list of definitions for the term that
you selected from multiple scholarly research resources.

What is Algae

Chapter 6
Environmental, Health, and Business Opportunities in the New Meat Alternatives Market
A large and diverse group of aquatic organisms; they range from unicellular microalgae (e.g., chlorella) to multicellular formations (e.g., giant kelp); seaweed is the most complex marine algae.
Published in Chapter:
Microbial Protein: An Essential Component for Future Food Security
Akash Saklani (Gurukula Kangri University, India) and Navneet (Gurukula Kangri University, India)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 26
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7350-0.ch006
Abstract
In the next 30–40 years, the food production system will face the challenge of increasing the production and availability of food products. Compared to the other foods, meat products are the least environmentally friendly. This chapter explores the opportunities of including microbial protein—the dried cells of microorganisms, such as algae, fungi, actinomycetes, and bacteria—in the food system to improve food security. Since ancient times, different microbes have been used as part of the diet all over the world. Recently, the term single cell protein gained popularity to describe the dibble single-cell microorganisms. The health benefits of such products are well-known, and the environmental impacts of their production are low. Emerging meat substitutes based on microbial proteins combined with the right technologies is one of the promising trends in food production that is analyzed in comparison with conventional proteins.
Full Text Chapter Download: US $37.50 Add to Cart
More Results
Chapter 16
Application of Algae in Food Science, Antioxidants, Animal Feed, and Aquaculture
Any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms 100 feet (30 meters) or more long, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves and by a lack of nonreproductive cells in the reproductive structures: classified into the six phyla Euglenophyta, Crysophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
Published in Chapter: Application of Algae in Food Science, Antioxidants, Animal Feed, and Aquaculture; From: Handbook of Research on Algae as a Sustainable Solution for Food, Energy, and the Environment
Full Text Chapter Download: US $37.50 Add to Cart
Chapter 23
Role of Algae in Cancer
A kind of aquatic plant that belongs to a wide group that consists of seaweeds and various single-celled forms.
Published in Chapter: Role of Algae in Cancer; From: Handbook of Research on Algae as a Sustainable Solution for Food, Energy, and the Environment
Full Text Chapter Download: US $37.50 Add to Cart
eContent Pro Discount Banner
InfoSci OnDemandECP Editorial ServicesAGOSR