Table 1
Microalgae portfolio adapted from Hamed (2016)
Application
Microalgae
Examples of functions and/or
molecules
Market volume or price
References
Food and
nutrition
Spirulina platensis,
Spirulina maxima,
Chlorella, Muriellopsis
sp., Crypthecodinium,
Schizochytrium
Food supplement. High content
in proteins, iron, main
unsaturated fatty acids, vitamin
B12. Protection against
hypertension and renal problems,
support growth of lactobacillus
(intestinal bacteria),
immunostimulants, reduce free
radical, effect on lipids levels in
blood, can prevent gastric ulcers,
wounds, and constipation. High
levels of certain carotenoids to
acting as antioxidant (like lutein)
and used against degenerative
diseases. PUFAs and EPA for
infant formula
USD 12–50 millons per year for
phycobiliproteins
Beheshtipour et al. (2013),
Borowitzka (2013), Hamed
(2016), Mata et al. (2010),
Spolaore et al. (2006)
Feed
Chlorella, Tetraselmis,
Isochrysis, Pavlova,
Phaeodactylum,
Chaetoceros, Spirulina,
Dunaliella, Skeletonema,
Thalassiosira
Used for their high nutritional
value for zooplankton culture,
fish farming, chicken breeding.
As side effects, microalgae
pigments can color
flesh of
salmon or shrimp exoskeleton
and skin and other species. Gives
additional value to aquaculture. It
has positive impact on
physiology for pets and farm
animals and therefore on their
appearance
USD 32 billions/year for
Chlorella
sp. (b-1,3-glucan,
immune-stimulant in
fish)
Brennan and Owende (2010),
Das et al. (2012), Gouveia et al.
(2008), Hemaiswarya et al.
(2011), Mata et al. (2010),
Priyadarshani and Sahu (2012),
Sirakov et al. (2015), Spolaore
et al. (2006)
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Microalgae portfolio adapted from Hamed (2016)
Application
Microalgae
Examples of functions and/or
molecules
Market volume or price
References
Food and
nutrition
Spirulina platensis,
Spirulina maxima,
Chlorella, Muriellopsis
sp., Crypthecodinium,
Schizochytrium
Food supplement. High content
in proteins, iron, main
unsaturated fatty acids, vitamin
B12. Protection against
hypertension and renal problems,
support growth of lactobacillus
(intestinal bacteria),
immunostimulants, reduce free
radical, effect on lipids levels in
blood, can prevent gastric ulcers,
wounds, and constipation. High
levels of certain carotenoids to
acting as antioxidant (like lutein)
and used against degenerative
diseases. PUFAs and EPA for
infant formula
USD 12–50 millons per year for
phycobiliproteins
Beheshtipour et al. (2013),
Borowitzka (2013), Hamed
(2016), Mata et al. (2010),
Spolaore et al. (2006)
Feed
Chlorella, Tetraselmis,
Isochrysis, Pavlova,
Phaeodactylum,
Chaetoceros, Spirulina,
Dunaliella, Skeletonema,
Thalassiosira
Used for their high nutritional
value for zooplankton culture,
fish farming, chicken breeding.
As side effects, microalgae
pigments can color
flesh of
salmon or shrimp exoskeleton
and skin and other species. Gives
additional value to aquaculture. It
has positive impact on
physiology for pets and farm
animals and therefore on their
appearance
USD 32 billions/year for
Chlorella
sp. (b-1,3-glucan,
immune-stimulant in
fish)
Brennan and Owende (2010),
Das et al. (2012), Gouveia et al.
(2008), Hemaiswarya et al.
(2011), Mata et al. (2010),
Priyadarshani and Sahu (2012),
Sirakov et al. (2015), Spolaore
et al. (2006)
(continued)
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