Seaweeds as a functional ingredient for a healthy diet

R Peñalver, JM Lorenzo, G Ros, R Amarowicz… - Marine Drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds have been used since ancient times as food, mainly by Asian countries, while in
Western countries, their main application has been as gelling agents and colloids for the …

Recent advances in industrial applications of seaweeds

S Polat, M Trif, A Rusu, V Šimat, M Čagalj… - Critical reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Seaweeds have been generally utilized as food and alternative medicine in different
countries. They are specifically used as a raw material for wine, cheese, soup, tea, noodles …

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 …

Algae as a potential source of protein meat alternatives

J Espinosa-Ramírez… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
With the rise of plant-based meat alternatives, there is a growing need for sustainable and
nutritious sources of protein. Alga is a rich protein source, and initial studies show that it can …

Asian carp, an alternative material for surimi production: Progress and future

M Yingchutrakul, N Wasinnitiwong, S Benjakul, A Singh… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Asian carp is a general designation for grass carp, silver carp, bighead carp, and black carp.
These fish species belong to the family Cyprinidae. In 2018, more than 18.5 million tons of …

Macroalgal proteins: a review

RO Brien, M Hayes, G Sheldrake, B Tiwari, P Walsh - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Population growth is the driving change in the search for new, alternative sources of protein.
Macroalgae (otherwise known as seaweeds) do not compete with other food sources for …

The green seaweed Ulva: tomorrow's “wheat of the sea” in foods, feeds, nutrition, and biomaterials

LC Hofmann, S Strauss, M Shpigel… - Critical reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Ulva, a genus of green macroalgae commonly known as sea lettuce, has long been
recognized for its nutritional benefits for food and feed. As the demand for sustainable food …

Seaweeds as novel foods and source of culinary flavors

V Figueroa, M Farfán, JM Aguilera - Food Reviews International, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Traditional culinary applications, nutritional benefits, and growing conditions (no need of
arable land or fresh water) make seaweeds an attractive alternative and sustainable food …

A review of natural polysaccharides for food cryoprotection: Ice crystals inhibition and cryo-stabilization

X Sun, Y Wu, Z Song, X Chen - Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, 2022 - Elsevier
Although freezing is by far the most common method of food preservation, deteriorative
changes in food quality are inevitable because of the formation of ice crystals and other …

Exploitation of seaweed functionality for the development of food products

A Kumar, MD Hanjabam, P Kishore, D Uchoi… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2023 - Springer
Salubriousness, sustainability, low environmental footprint, and low production cost make
seaweed an exciting food source for meeting food security and nutritional challenges …