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Algae Biotechnology pp 217–247Cite as

Food and Feed Applications of Algae

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Microalgae and seaweeds have a long history and increasingly important applications as both food ingredients and animal feed. The vast majority of algal species have yet to be evaluated for these applications. However, due to their extensive diversity, it is likely that they will lead to the discovery of many new algal products and processes in the future. This chapter covers algae as food, feed, nutraceuticals, functional food and food ingredients as well as production systems for food from algae.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Drs. Steve Webb and Jacquie Reed for critical reviews of the manuscript. We thank Tim Cuff for photography of the Cawthron Institute microalgae production facility. This work was partially funded by a New Zealand Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment grant “Functional food ingredients extracted from New Zealand’s Greenshell™ mussel and microalgae species to create hypoallergenic, anti-allergenic and anti-inflammatory foods” MBIE contract number CAWX1318 and the Cawthron Institute Internal Investment Fund.

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Packer, M.A., Harris, G.C., Adams, S.L. (2016). Food and Feed Applications of Algae. In: Bux, F., Chisti, Y. (eds) Algae Biotechnology. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12334-9_12

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