Amongst the following which is obtained from algae?
A
Chocolate
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B
Wax
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C
Butter
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D
Agar-agar
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Solution
The correct option is D Agar-agar Chocolate is prepared using cocoa beans and not algae, while wax is obtained from honey bee and butter is a milk product and not obtained from algae. Agar-agar is a gelatinous substance obtained from algae. Agar is actually the resulting mixture of two components: the linear polysaccharide agarose, and a heterogeneous mixture of smaller molecules called as agaropectin.