Chlorella as a Source of Functional Food Ingredients: Short review

Abstract

Chlorella is a well-known unicellular green algae species. It is considered as an important functional food due to thecomposition of bioactive compounds such as polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), polysaccharides, photosynthetic pigments, and phenolic compounds. These compounds have various possible therapeutic effects in the human body, such as anti-oxidant, anti-microbial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-coagulant, anti-viral, and anti-enzymatic. This review highlights the importance and function of bioactive compounds from Chlorellaand its potency as a source of functional food ingredients.