Nowadays, the use of natural colors instead of synthetic colors has received a lot of attention. Spirulina platensis is one of the most famous edible microalgae containing protein and phycocyanin.
Spirulina microalgae is a valuable blue-green algae that is widely used in food, cosmetics, animal feed supplements, poultry industries due to its nutritional value, medicinal properties, high protein, vitamins, minerals and natural pigments including phycocyanin and carotenoids. and has aquatic Among the many nutritious compounds obtained from microalgae, pigments have gained growing commercial importance due to their wide application and easy extraction. At present, the commercial production of many pigments is from unnatural sources. Also, due to having valuable pigments such as phycocyanin, spirulina platensis can create an attractive color in the final product. In general, microalgae are very rich sources of nutritious compounds and natural colors that can be added to human food.
The dye extracted from phycocyanin is a natural dye that, in addition to its valuable biological properties, is completely safe compared to chemical and synthetic dyes. By examining the economic justification plan, color production with the proposed method in this technical knowledge will reduce the cost of the product by at least 30% compared to imported phycocyanin. Also, the speed of this method is three times faster than the usual traditional methods such as protein precipitation with ammonium sulfate.
One of the most important advantages of using phycocyanin color is the use of non-toxic compounds within the recommended range, which are effective in stabilizing the color and maintaining its stability. The importance of using valuable compounds, especially natural colors from algae, in the world and the country at present Considering the global challenges such as climate change and global warming and the reduction of fresh and dry water resources and the salinization of arable land and considering the growing population of the earth and the increase in global demand for food and considering the limitations The natural environment, traditional agriculture alone cannot meet these needs. For this reason, the design of cultivation systems of photosynthetic microorganisms in the world began in 1950, and in the last thirty years, the commercial cultivation of microalgae, especially spirulina for healthy food, has been carried out in different countries of the world, and the production of valuable and diverse products from microalgae is rapidly increasing. is.
Phycocyanin color is actually obtained from one of the spirulina derivatives called phycocyanin. Phycocyanin is a blue pigment, it has great potential as an antioxidant, natural coloring agent, immunity booster and has antiviral, anticancer and antimicrobial activity. Cyanobacterial antimicrobial activity is due to its phycocyanin pigment.
Phycocyanin color is now widely used in food supplements, it can be added to cookies, juice, confectionery, noodles, ice cream, coffee and many other recipes. It is commonly used in the food industry to add blue color to sweets.
Pars Algae Dream Company, which was established in 2018, has taken effective steps in the production of high-quality spirulina and spirulina extract and its derivatives, which include phycocyanin powder and phycocyanin dye, and are widely used in the fields of food, health, and supplies. Cosmetics, medicine and others used are removed.
Raya Algae Pars has valid licenses in the production and processing of spirulina algae and its derivatives and is proud to provide effective and practical advice to those interested.
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