Utilizing Microalgae Addition in Novel Food Products which Might Improve Health-A Review

Kulvinder Kochar Kaur^1*, Gautam Allahbadia² & Mandeep Singh³

¹Dr kulvinder kaur centre for human reproduction, Punjab, India
²Rotunda-A Centre for Human reproduction, Mumbai, India
³Swami Satyanand Hospital, Punjab, India

Dr. Kulvinder Kochar Kaur, Dr kulvinder kaur centre for human reproduction, Punjab, India.

Keywords: Microalgae; Protein Development; Bioactive Compounds; TRL; Processing; Antipxidative; Immunomodulatory; Anticarcinogenic

Abstract

With the increasing trends in world population need for increasing demand for meeting food production arises. Only such sources seem to be from Microalgae that might offer a much better source of getting proteins than other raw materials that are being used at present. Also a lot of bioactive compounds get produced from the microalgae. Getting bulk protein from Microalgae, within the food industry still has loopholes, in view of the underdeveloped technologies and processes that are available for Microalgae processing. The gradual improvement of the technological readiness level (TRL) could help in improving the situation at present in case of cultivation and processing. Also lot of applications in Microalgae cultivation and processing and technologies also needs improvement of economy of scale, investment in resources in new facilities and research. Antioxidative, immunomodulatory, antihypertensive, anticarcinogenic, hepatoprotective and anticoagulant activities have been related to some Microalgae derived compounds like peptides. Still little research exists and evidence regarding potential health benefits are also not that convincing. But in the past decade interest has been revived, though interest focuses on the addition of whole cells, or some compounds that already exist in the market. Thus we reviewed the role of using Microalgae as an ingredient in novel food products having potential health benefits using pubmed search engine using MeSH terms like microalgae derived products; bioactive compounds, marketing, processing, gelling safety profiles. We found a total of 609 articles of which we utilized 98 articles for this review. No metaanalysis was done.

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