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Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2 : Food, Pharmaceutical and Health Applications / edited by Ambati Ranga Rao, Gokare A. Ravishankar.

SpringerLink Books Biomedical and Life Sciences 2022 Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Ravishankar, Gokare A., editor.
Ambati, Ranga Rao, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Food science.
Sustainability.
Green chemistry.
Chemistry, Organic.
Botany.
Marine engineering.
Food Science.
Green Chemistry.
Organic Chemistry.
Plant Science.
Marine Engineering.
Local Subjects:
Food Science.
Sustainability.
Green Chemistry.
Organic Chemistry.
Plant Science.
Marine Engineering.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (656 pages)
Edition:
1st ed. 2022.
Place of Publication:
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Summary:
Marine plant life is an abundant source of nutrients that enhance the daily diet. In recent years, consuming diets rich in seaweeds or their extracts have been shown to provide health benefits due to being rich in macronutrients, micronutrients and nutraceuticals. The commercial value of seaweeds for human consumption is increasing annually, and some countries harvest several million tons annually. The seaweeds industry is valued at around $12 billion in 2017, and supports millions of families worldwide. Seaweeds production grew globally by 30 million tons in 2016. Seaweeds have seen increasing usage in the food industry due to their abundance of beneficial nutrients, vitamins and ω–3 fatty acids. To date there have been no books that comprehensively cover up-to-date information on seaweeds cultivation, processing, extraction and nutritional properties. This text lays out the properties and effects of seaweeds from their use as bioresources to their use in the feed industry to their applications in wastewater management and biofuels. Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2: Industrial Perspectives offers a complete overview of the application of seaweeds into food, pharmaceuticals and other health-based applications. The first section focuses on the various foods derived from seaweeds, including extensive insight into the beneficial nutrients these plants contain. The many functional foods derived from sea plants are covered in detail, including foods from tropical seaweeds, macroalgae, Monostroma, Caulerpa, Palmaria, Gracillaria, Porphyra, Laminaria, Fucus, Undaria, and many more. The chapters delve further into the nutritional makeup of these foods, their health benefits and chemical makeup. A second section is dedicated to the pharmaceutical applications of seaweeds and their many health benefits. With chapters devoted to vitamin sources, health propertiesand pharmaceutical applications, this section acts as a single source for researchers exploring the pharmaceutical applications and possibilities of seaweeds. Research, development, and commercial applications are explored, plus a complete picture of the multitude of health benefits derived from these plentiful and beneficial plants. .
Contents:
SEAWEEDS FOR FOOD AND HEALTH APPLICATIONS
Macroalgae as food: composition, nutritional value and healthy attributes
Seaweeds foods and their nutritional value; Gracilaria: An Emerging source of agar feedstock – with special reference to industrially important species
Nutritional value of tropical Seaweeds for functional food applications: An Overview
Seaweeds: Potential applications to augment the nutritional composition and health benefits of food and food products; Seaweeds as a functional food: a comprehensive review of its antioxidants and therapeutic merits against oxidative stress-mediated chronic diseases
Nutritional Composition and Phytochemical Profile of Brown Seaweeds: An Overview
Laminariaceae: Its use in food and health implications
Sargassum species: its use in food and health implications
Red seaweeds: a contribution for nutraceutical food products
Gracilaria as the major source of agar for food, health and biotechnology applications
Marine algal colorants for the food industries
The new products from brown seaweeds: Fucoxanthin and phlorotannins.-Seaweed: their role in gut health; Investigation on the beneficial use of seaweed in bread and the broader food industry
Emerging trends on protein extraction from seaweeds: Challenges and opportunities
Sustainable and biodegradable active films based on seaweed compounds to improve shelf life of food products
Seaweed as food: Ways to guarantee their quality
Global trade of seaweed foods
Seaweed based polymers for various commercial applications: An overview
II PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SEAWEEDS AND HEALTH BENEFITS., Vitamin B12 sources and seaweeds
Health properties of seaweeds., Pharmaceutical applications of Porphyra
Seaweeds as prospective marine resources for the development of bioactive pharmacophores and nutraceuticals
Research, development and commercial applications of seaweed derived fibrous materials
Challenges and recent progress in seaweed polysaccharides for industrial purposes
Therapeutics properties of Seaweeds in Cardiovascular disease: an Overview., Industrial potential of Seaweeds in Biomedical applications: Current trends and Future Prospects
Anti-Viral compounds from Seaweeds: An Overview
Antiviral applications prospect of macroalgae
Chemical composition and phytopharmaceuticals: An overview of the Caulerpa and Cystoseira genera
Skin brightening with Seaweeds: Will it be a turning point in natural cosmeceutical market?. .
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
3-030-92174-3

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