Fruits, vegetables, and other food items contain phytochemicals or secondary metabolites
which may be considered non-essential nutrients but have medicinal importance. These …

Seaweeds have been used since ancient times as food, mainly by Asian countries, while in
Western countries, their main application has been as gelling agents and colloids for the …

Carotenoids are lipophilic isoprenoid compounds synthesized by all photosynthetic
organisms and some non-photosynthetic prokaryotes and fungi. With some notable …

Background Fucoxanthin is a pigment present in diverse marine organisms such as micro
and macro-algae. The most relevant source of fucoxanthin has been described to be the …

Astaxanthin is a ketocarotenoid, super antioxidant molecule. It has higher antioxidant activity
than a range of carotenoids, thus has applications in cosmetics, aquaculture, nutraceuticals …

Carotenoids have been related to a number of health benefits. Their dietary intake and
circulating levels have been associated with a reduced incidence of obesity, diabetes …

As of late, polyphenols have increasingly interested the scientific community due to their
proposed health benefits. Much of this attention has focused on their bioavailability …

There is uncertainty regarding carotenoid intake recommendations, because positive and
negative health effects have been found or are correlated with carotenoid intake and tissue …

During the last decade, there has been a growing interest in understanding food's digestive
fate in order to strengthen the possible effects of food on human health. Ideally, food …

Astaxanthin is the main natural C40 carotenoid used worldwide in the aquaculture industry.
It normally occurs in red yeast Phaffia rhodozyma and green alga Haematococcus pluvialis …