what is single cell protein?
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Single cell protein
Micro organisms like bacteria, filamentous algae etc. Are used as food in various ways. Which are called single cell protein. Micro organisms are being produced as a good source of proteins. Now a days, mushroom is taken as food by majority of people.
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The answer is.....,.....Single cell protein (SCP)
Single cell protein refers to any microbial biomass produced by uni and multicellular micro-organism and can be used as food or feed additives . Microbes like chlorella ( green algae ), spirulina (BGA) , methylophilis methylotrous ( bacteria) etc. are grow upn on large scale as source of good protein . spirulina can easily be grown on waste water from potato processing unit, ...
SPC production can be done throughout the year very effectively in small area of land. some SPC acting as a source of vitamin b complex .