Algae as food in Europe: An overview of species diversity and their application

MC Mendes, S Navalho, A Ferreira, C Paulino… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Algae have been consumed for millennia in several parts of the world as food, food
supplements, and additives, due to their unique organoleptic properties and nutritional and …

Marine macroalgae as sources of protein and bioactive compounds in feed for monogastric animals

M Øverland, LT Mydland… - … of the Science of Food and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Marine macroalgae are considered as promising sustainable alternatives to conventional
terrestrial animal feed resources. The advantages include high growth rate, potential …

Current status of the algae production industry in Europe: an emerging sector of the blue bioeconomy

R Araújo, F Vázquez Calderón… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The EU Bioeconomy Strategy aims to support the sustainable growth and development of
the EU bio-based sectors while creating jobs, innovation and services. Despite the …

Seaweed's bioactive candidate compounds to food industry and global food security

A Leandro, D Pacheco, J Cotas, JC Marques, L Pereira… - Life, 2020 - mdpi.com
The world population is continuously growing, so it is important to keep producing food in a
sustainable way, especially in a way that is nutritious and in a sufficient quantity to overcome …

Application of seaweeds to develop new food products with enhanced shelf-life, quality and health-related beneficial properties

S Roohinejad, M Koubaa, FJ Barba… - Food Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Edible seaweeds are a good source of antioxidants, dietary fibers, essential amino acids,
vitamins, phytochemicals, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and minerals. Many studies have …

Macroalgae as a sustainable aquafeed ingredient

AHL Wan, SJ Davies, A Soler‐Vila… - Reviews in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Macroalgae, commonly known as seaweed, offer a novel and added‐value dietary
ingredient in formulated diets for fish. Production of biomass can be achieved without …

Chemical composition of red, brown and green macroalgae from Buarcos bay in Central West Coast of Portugal

D Rodrigues, AC Freitas, L Pereira, TAP Rocha-Santos… - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Six representative edible seaweeds from the Central West Portuguese Coast, including the
less studied Osmundea pinnatifida, were harvested from Buarcos bay, Portugal and their …

Emergent sources of prebiotics: Seaweeds and microalgae

MF de Jesus Raposo, AMMB De Morais… - Marine drugs, 2016 - mdpi.com
In recent years, scientists have become aware that human microbiota, in general, and gut
microbiota, in particular, play a major role in human health and diseases, such as obesity …

Seaweeds: A sustainable functional food for complementary and alternative therapy

S Mohamed, SN Hashim, HA Rahman - Trends in food science & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Edible seaweeds are rich in bioactive antioxidants, soluble dietary fibers, proteins, minerals,
vitamins, phytochemicals, and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Although previously the …

Biomolecules from macroalgae—nutritional profile and bioactives for novel food product development

LE Healy, X Zhu, M Pojić, C Sullivan, U Tiwari, J Curtin… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Seaweed is in the spotlight as a promising source of nutrition for humans as the search for
sustainable food production systems continues. Seaweed has a well-documented rich …