Edible seaweeds of the world / Leonel Pereira.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pereira, Leonel.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine algae as food.

Marine plants--Nutrition.

Marine plants.

Plants, Edible.

Nutrition.

Physical Description:

x, 453 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2016.

Summary:

Seaweed are used in many countries for very different purposes - directly as food, especially in sushi and other traditional recipes, as a source of phycocolloids, extraction of compounds with antiviral, antibacterial or antitumor activity and as biofertilizers. About twenty four million tons of seaweed are harvested annually worldwide. Of the various species known, less than 20 account for 90% of the biomass exploited commercially. This book provides details of about 664 species of edible seaweed, including scientific name, synonyms, respective common names, geographic location, nutritional composition, uses and is extensively illustrated. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Role of Algae in Nature 1

1.2 Main Taxonomic Groups of Marine Algae 1

1.3 Importance of Algae for Mankind 2

1.3.1 The Seaweed and the Food Industry 2

1.3.2 Phycocolloids 3

1.4 Seaweed as Food (Sea vegetables) 9

1.4.1 Nutritional Composition of Edible Seaweed 10

1.5 Marine Algae and Health 22

2 Edible Seaweeds Listed by Geographic Region 28

2.1 North Atlantic and Mediterranean 28

2.1.1 Chlorophyta 29

2.1.2 Ochrophyta - Phaeophyceae 36

2.1.3 Rhodophyta 68

2.2 South Atlantic and Caribbean Sea 106

2.2.1 Chlorophyta 106

2.2.2 Ochrophyta - Phaeophyceae 118

2.2.3 Rhodophyta 128

2.3 East Asia (China, Japan, Korea) 143

2.3.1 Chlorophyta 143

2.3.2 Ochrophyta - Phaeophyceae 149

2.3.3 Rhodophyta 175

2.4 Indo-Pacific (India, Indochina, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand) 204

2.4.1 Chlorophyta 204

2.4.2 Ochrophyta - Phaeophyceae 231

2.4.3 Rhodophyta 253

2.5 Pacific Islands (Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia, and Hawaiian Is) 302

2.5.1 Chlorophyta 303

2.5.2 Ochrophyta - Phaeophyceae 316

2.5.3 Rhodophyta 323

2.6 East Pacific (Alaska to California, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina) 346

2.6.1 Chlorophyta 346

2.6.2 Ochrophyta - Phaeophyceae 348

2.6.3 Rhodophyta 360.

Notes:

"A CRC title."

Includes bibliographical references and species index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781498730471

1498730477

OCLC:

928136888

Publisher Number:

99966738574