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Protein rich algae is

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Polysiphonia
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Spirulina
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Gelidium
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Cosmarium
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Solution

The correct option is B Spirulina
Spirulina is Extremely High in Many Nutrients-
Spirulina is an organism that grows in both fresh and salt water.
A single tablespoon (7 grams) of dried Spirulina powder contains:
  • Protein: 4 grams.
  • Vitamin B1 (Thiamin): 11% of the RDA.
  • Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): 15% of the RDA.
  • Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 4% of the RDA.
  • Copper: 21% of the RDA.
  • Iron: 11% of the RDA.
It also contains decent amounts of magnesium, potassium and manganese, and small amounts of almost every other nutrient that we need.
This is coming with only 20 calories and 1.7 grams of digestible carbohydrate.
Polysiphonia is a genus of red alga with about 19 species.
Agar is extracted from Gelidium.

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