Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Basrah 61004, Iraq.
College of Medicine, University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, Karbala 56001, Iraq.
Molecules. 2022 Aug 30;27(17):5584. doi: 10.3390/molecules27175584.
Spirulina is a kind of blue-green algae (BGA) that is multicellular, filamentous, and prokaryotic. It is also known as a cyanobacterium. It is classified within the phylum known as blue-green algae. Despite the fact that it includes a high concentration of nutrients, such as proteins, vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids-in particular, the necessary omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids-the percentage of total fat and cholesterol that can be found in these algae is substantially lower when compared to other food sources. This is the case even if the percentage of total fat that can be found in these algae is also significantly lower. In addition to this, spirulina has a high concentration of bioactive compounds, such as phenols, phycocyanin pigment, and polysaccharides, which all take part in a number of biological activities, such as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. As a result of this, spirulina has found its way into the formulation of a great number of medicinal foods, functional foods, and nutritional supplements. Therefore, this article makes an effort to shed light on spirulina, its nutritional value as a result of its chemical composition, and its applications to some food product formulations, such as dairy products, snacks, cookies, and pasta, that are necessary at an industrial level in the food industry all over the world. In addition, this article supports the idea of incorporating it into the food sector, both from a nutritional and health perspective, as it offers numerous advantages.
螺旋藻是一种多细胞、丝状、原核的蓝藻（BGA），也被称为蓝细菌。它被归类于蓝藻门。尽管螺旋藻含有丰富的营养物质，如蛋白质、维生素、矿物质和脂肪酸——特别是必需的欧米伽-3 脂肪酸和欧米伽-6 脂肪酸——但其总脂肪和胆固醇的含量与其他食物来源相比要低得多，即使其总脂肪含量也明显较低。此外，螺旋藻还含有大量的生物活性化合物，如酚类、藻蓝蛋白和多糖，这些化合物参与多种生物活性，如抗氧化和抗炎活性。因此，螺旋藻已被应用于许多医药食品、功能性食品和营养补充剂的配方中。因此，本文旨在探讨螺旋藻的营养价值及其化学成分，并介绍其在乳制品、零食、饼干和面食等食品产品配方中的应用，这些产品在全球食品工业中都具有重要的工业应用价值。此外，本文从营养和健康的角度支持将其纳入食品领域的观点，因为它具有许多优势。
