Products Macroalgae Microalgae
Whole food products Porphyra (nori) Undaria(wakame) Saccharina(kombu) Spirulina, Chlorella
Nutraceuticals Undariafor fucoidans Sargassum for fucoidans Ulva for ulvans Dunaliella for β-carotene Haematococcus for astaxanthin Schizochytrium for DHA Crypthecodinium for DHA
Aquaculture feeds Ascophyllum Isochrysis, Chaetoceros, Tetraselmis, Thalassiosira, Pavlova
  Phycocolloids Saccharina for alginates Kappaphycus for carrageenans Eucheumafor carrageenans Gracilaria for agar -
Agriculture Ascophyllumfor animal supplements Ascophyllum for fertilisers Eckloniafor fertilisers -
Table 2: Conventional examples of commercial production systems for macro- and micro-algae.