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Q. Assertion Chlorella could serve as a potential source of food and energy.
Reason When dried, Chlorella has $15 \%$ protein, $45 \%$ fat, $10 \%$ carbohydrate, $20 \%$ fibre, and $10 \%$ minerals and vitamins.

AIIMSAIIMS 2009

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Many believed that Chlorella could serve as a potential sourcc of food and cnergy becausc its photosynthetic efficiency can theoritically reach $8 \%$ comparable with other highly efficient crops nutrients. When dried, it has about $45 \%$ protein, $20 \%$ fat, $20 \%$ carbohydrate, $5 \%$ fiber and $10 \%$ minerals and vitamins.