Algal Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: Benefits, Opportunities, and Challenges
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| Title: | Algal Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: Benefits, Opportunities, and Challenges |
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| Description: | Edible algae, including seaweeds, are a source of functional food, dietary supplements, metabolites and bioactive compounds. Algal-based functional foods have potential health benefits, and their commercial value depends on their applications in the food and nutraceutical industries.This book covers several aspects of algal-based functional foods. It informs the reader about algal cultivation techniques, environmental impact, habitat, nutraceutical potential, extraction of bioactive metabolites, functional-food composition, bio-prospection, culture-induced nutraceutical compounds, algae-based bio-packaging, algal-biorefinery, toxicity, trends and future prospects.The editors present the topics in a research-oriented format while citing scholarly references.This book is a comprehensive resource for anyone interested in the nutritional benefits and industrial utilization of algae as a sustainable food source. |
| Authors: | Avinash, Mishra |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Marine biology, Science, Life sciences |
| Categories: | MEDICAL / Nutrition, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Macrobiotics |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Edible algae, including seaweeds, are a source of functional food, dietary supplements, metabolites and bioactive compounds. Algal-based functional foods have potential health benefits, and their commercial value depends on their applications in the food and nutraceutical industries.This book covers several aspects of algal-based functional foods. It informs the reader about algal cultivation techniques, environmental impact, habitat, nutraceutical potential, extraction of bioactive metabolites, functional-food composition, bio-prospection, culture-induced nutraceutical compounds, algae-based bio-packaging, algal-biorefinery, toxicity, trends and future prospects.The editors present the topics in a research-oriented format while citing scholarly references.This book is a comprehensive resource for anyone interested in the nutritional benefits and industrial utilization of algae as a sustainable food source. |
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| ISBN: | 9789815051889 9789815051872 |
