Health benefits of spirogyra; a biochemical and nutritive assay

In India food scarcity and malnutrition is the major problem, which increases the death rate in an alarming rate. Alternative supplements of diet are important to overcome the food crisis all over the world. As Spirogyra is nutrient rich algae, it can be considered to be a better alternative to all other established food sources, which are rare in production and availability, at present. The nutritive assay of Spirogyra has shown its potentiality in providing all the required nutrients, especially carbohydrates and protein, thereby, experimentally proving and suggesting that, these algae can be used as a staple and nutrient rich food.