Question

Which green algae is used by space travelers as protein-rich food?

Answer 1

Green algae as food supplements:

1. Green algae tend to produce their food by the process of photosynthesis.
2. The process by which organisms use water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide to produce sugar as food and oxygen as a by-product is a photosynthesis.
3. Examples of green algae are marimo, sea lettuce, chlorella, etc.
4. Some of the green algae species like chlorella are used as food supplements as they are rich in protein and possess enough concentrations of vitamins, pigments, and fatty acids.
5. Chlorella is green algae, which comprises about 51 to 58 percent of protein.
6. Some of the chlorella species like Chlorella vulgaris generate oxygen and nutritional biomass, which can be consumed by astronauts in space.
7. This nutritional biomass can be eaten and reduces food transport in space.
8. In space, scientists use chlorella species as sources of food and portable oxygen generators.