Health Benefits of Seaweed Bioactives and Potential Food Applications

Health Benefits of Seaweed Bioactives and Potential Food Applications explores the current development and broad application of seaweed in the food industry and beyond, including the bioactives available from seaweed, their associated health benefits, and potential applications. Broken into three parts, this book covers a range of topics, including seaweed as a source of bioactive proteins, peptides, and amino acids, anti-inflammatory properties of seaweed, and nutraceutical and functional food applications. Written for food and nutrition researchers, manufacturers, producers, and academics, this book will be a handy reference for those who want to use seaweed in high-value food products. Explores the use of seaweed as a worldwide and ideal sustainable food source Highlights seaweed's major compounds, including polysaccharides, polyunsaturated fatty acids, polyphenols, vitamins, and minerals Presents seaweed's health benefits, including their anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anticancer, anti-diabetic, and anti-obesity properties Offers a comprehensive reference for calf producers, including dairymen, calf ranches, and veal growers, as well as allied industries, such as feed company nutritionists, sales and marketing personnel, and independent nutritionists and veterinarians who work with dairies and calf producers INDICE: Part 1: Seawood Bioactives 1. Overview of bioactive phenolic compounds in seaweeds 2. Bioactive phenolic compounds from seaweed: Phlorotannins 3. Seaweeds as a source of bioactive proteins, peptides and amino acids 4. Lipid and fatty acid profile of major seaweeds 5. Sulfated and non-sulfated polysaccharides from seaweeds 6. Minerals in edible seaweeds Part 2: Health Benefits 7. Anti-inflammatory properties of seaweeds 8. Anti-allergic properties of seaweeds 9. Anti-obesity and anti-diabetic effects of seaweed bioactives 10. Antimicrobial potential of seaweeds bioactives 11. Antioxidant Potential and free radical scavenging properties of seaweed bioactives 12. Anticancer, antineoplastic and antiproliferative potential of seaweeds bioactives 13. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of seaweeds bioactive 14. Seaweed bioactives as potential anti-acne agent 15. Seaweeds as preventive agents for cardiovascular diseases 16. Seaweed's intake and reduce the risk of heart disease 17. The potential risks of excessive seaweed ingestion Part 3: Potential Applications 18. Seaweed bioactives: nutraceuticals and functional food applications. 19. Potential cosmeceutical applications of seaweed bioactives 20. Pigments in seaweed: Potential applications in food industry. 21. Seaweed proteins: nutritional value, functional properties and potential food applications

• ISBN: 978-0-323-95949-0
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 355
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2023
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés