Algaculture
Spirulina, a blue-green algae that has many applications related to our recipie4life, including production of food ingredients, food, fertilizer, bioplastics, dyes and colorants, chemical feedstock and algal fuel, and can also be used as a means of pollution control.
It can be grown in large open tanks (or Algal ponds) or within Bioreactor's (avessel in which a chemical process is carried out to prmote growth) making it adaptable and easy to set up.
Hydroponics4Life, has recognsied how this immensly versatile product can be and how it will be beneficial to the whole planet.
 
Spirulina growing in a bio-pond(left) and pressed tablet form
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Spirulina as a food
Spirulina contains an unusually high amount of protein, between 55% and 77% by dry weight. It is a complete protein, containing all essential amino acids, though with reduced amounts of methionine, cysteine, and lysine when compared to the proteins of meat, eggs, and milk. It is, however, superior to typical plant protein.
Spirulina provides you with tremendous energy and nourishment. It has no bad cholesterol. It has 18 amino acids and is richest source of beta-carotene. A perfect health supplement, spirulina is one of the few plant sources of vitamin B12, usually found only in animal tissues
Spirulina is a food source and cash crop, this makes it an excellent choice for the developing world.
You can add spirulina powder to fruits or vegetables juices or to enhance the nutritional content of dishes. It adds taste to other foods like pasta and soups. But make sure you avoid cooking it because it contains lot of nutrients specially the vitamins which may get lost during your cooking process.
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