Risks and benefits of consuming edible seaweeds

P Cherry, C O'Hara, PJ Magee, EM McSorley… - Nutrition …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Recent interest in seaweeds as a source of macronutrients, micronutrients, and bioactive
components has highlighted prospective applications within the functional food and …

Seaweed as a source of natural antioxidants: Therapeutic activity and food applications

Y Kumar, A Tarafdar, PC Badgujar - Journal of Food Quality, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Seaweed is a valuable source of bioactive compounds, polysaccharides, antioxidants,
minerals, and essential nutrients such as fatty acids, amino acids, and vitamins that could be …

Metabolites from macroalgae and its applications in the cosmetic industry: A circular economy approach

C Lourenço-Lopes, M Fraga-Corral, C Jimenez-Lopez… - Resources, 2020 - mdpi.com
Marine macroalgae are a suitable source of ingredients due to their huge diversity,
availability and nutritional and chemical composition. Their high content in proteins …

Biochemical, Micronutrient and Physicochemical Properties of the Dried Red Seaweeds Gracilaria edulis and Gracilaria corticata

T Rosemary, A Arulkumar, S Paramasivam… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
The present study sought to evaluate the nutritional composition and physicochemical
properties of two dried commercially interesting edible red seaweeds, Gracilaria corticata …

Jellyfish skin polysaccharides enhance intestinal barrier function and modulate the gut microbiota in mice with DSS-induced colitis

Y Cao, J Gao, L Zhang, N Qin, B Zhu, X **a - Food & Function, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Jellyfish skin polysaccharides (JSP) were isolated from Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye
and contained 55.11% polysaccharides and 2.26% uronic acid. To examine the anti …

[PDF][PDF] Nutritional composition and bioactive compounds of red seaweed: A mini-review

G Gamero-Vega, M Palacios-Palacios, V Quitral - J. Food Nutr. Res, 2020 - academia.edu
This review describes the nutritional composition and polyphenol content of red algae. The
nutrient composition of red algae is highly varied between different genera. Red algae are …

Successful approaches for a red seaweed biorefinery

M Álvarez-Viñas, N Flórez-Fernández, MD Torres… - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Macroalgae have been commercially exploited as food and for the production of
phycocolloids, but they also contain compounds with potential in pharmaceutical …

Vitamin C from seaweed: A review assessing seaweed as contributor to daily intake

CW Nielsen, T Rustad, SL Holdt - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds are indiscriminately said to contain significant amounts of vitamin C, but
seaweeds are a diverse group, which may limit the ability to generalize. Several studies …

Phytochemical composition, in vitro antioxidant, antibacterial potential and GC-MS analysis of red seaweeds (Gracilaria corticata and Gracilaria edulis) from Palk Bay …

A Arulkumar, T Rosemary, S Paramasivam… - Biocatalysis and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Increasing of resistance pathogenic microorganisms to majority of antibiotics, there is an
urgent need for exploring plant based drugs and bioactive compounds with least side …

Seasonal Changes in the Nutritional Composition of Agarophyton vermiculophyllum (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales) from the Center of Portugal

C Afonso, AP Correia, MV Freitas, T Baptista, M Neves… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds exhibit high nutritional value due to a balanced concentration of proteins,
vitamins and minerals, a high concentration of low digestibility polysaccharides, and …