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Seaweeds as a source of nutritionally beneficial compounds - A review

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Title Seaweeds as a source of nutritionally beneficial compounds - A review
 
Creator Chandini, S. Kumar
Ganesan, P.
Suresh, P. V.
Bhaskar, N.
 
Subject 16 Nutritive value
28 Meat, Fish & Poultry
 
Description Seaweeds or macroalgae have been a source of food, feed and medicine in the orient as well as the West since
ancient times. Being plants of unique structure and biochemical composition, seaweeds could be exploited for their multifunctional properties. They are sources of useful bioactive components like phycocolloids, proteins, vitamins,minerals, carotenoids like fucoxanthin and n3 fatty acids, which are known to possess nutritional value apart from their potential biomedical applications. The present review highlights the various bioactive materials of seaweed origin and their potential applications.
 
Date 2008-01
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/1608/1/JFST_45%281%29_2008_1-13.pdf
Chandini, S. Kumar and Ganesan, P. and Suresh, P. V. and Bhaskar, N. (2008) Seaweeds as a source of nutritionally beneficial compounds - A review. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 45 (1). pp. 1-13.