Functional foods show non-toxic bioactive compounds that offer health benefits beyond their
nutritional value and beneficially modulate one or more target functions in the body. In …

In numerous food businesses, natural pigments are frequently utilized as food colorants.
Colorants give nutritional value to food items in addition to improving its appeal …

Spirulina platensis is a “super-food” and has attracted researchers' attention due to its anti-
inflammatory, antioxidant, and analgesic properties. Herein, we investigated the …

Carotenoids are tetraterpenoids molecules present in all photosynthetic organisms,
responsible for better light-harvesting and energy dissipation in photosynthesis. In …

Arthrospira platensis is a filamentous cyanobacterium of the class Cyanophyceae and is the
most cultivated photosynthetic prokaryote. It is used in the pharmaceutical sector, medicine …

Increasing resource demand, predicted fossil resources shortage in the near future, and
environmental concerns due to the production of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide have …

Abstract Background C-phycocyanin (C-PC), a blue-colored natural pigment, is Spirulina's
most crucial photosynthetic protein, and it is associated with this cyanobacteria's bioactivity …

Spirulina (Limnospira platensis) is a microalga recognised for its rich nutritional composition
and diverse bioactive compounds, making it a valuable functional food, feed, and …

Carotenoids are a diverse group of lipid-soluble pigments that exhibit potent biological
activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and provitamin A activities. The potent …

In the last decade, the cyanobacterium Spirulina has gained a high commercial interest as a
food supplement, mainly due to its high protein content as well as high amounts of pigments …